"Okay, everyone is eating, Pokeballs are shined, am I forgetting anything else?" Ash asked.
"I thought you were going to explore the city more?" Casey inquired.
"I looked, not a lot that interests me, unless you want to go to the department store." Ash said, looking at his team.
"Wait seriously?" Casey asked in surprise.
"Underground tunnels through the city, but most are blocked off. The Mag Train station that will be operational next year. Giant department store. Bike Shop, Flower Shop, and a casino." Ash listed off. "If you want to visit any of them, please let me know."
"Department store have sports gear?" Casey asked.
"Nope." Ash said. "Trainer gear mostly."
"Then I guess it is time for your gym battle." Casey admitted surprised at the little to do in such a big city.
At the gym
"Alright, let's do this!" Ash said, before walking right into the door.
"Ash." Casey commented.
"It's a pull, I knew that." Ash groaned, rubbing his nose as he opened the door after stepping back.
"Welcome challenger, how may I direct you today?" A girl in a pink uniform said from behind a desk.
"I'm here to challenge the gym leader." Ash said.
"Of course, please hold." The girl said, checking on a computer.
"That girl is insane! I'll take on the Blackthorn Gym before fighting her again!" A boy said, rushing out, clutching his Butterfree.
"Good news, the gym leader is now available for a battle." The girl said.
"Ash, are you sure about this?" Casey asked.
"Of course, the harder the challenge, the sweeter the victory." Ash said confidently.
"Alright, we need you to sign this form before you enter." The girl said.
"What does it say?" Casey asked.
"That I will not blame the gym for any permanent emotional or psychological damages caused in battle against the gym leader." Ash said, reading it. "Is this really necessary?"
"Yes, trust me." The girl said.
"Alright, this is going to be interesting." Ash said, signing the form.
At the arena
"Hello my name is Ash Ketchum, I'm here for a gym battle." Ash said.
"Oh hiya! I'm Whitney the gym leader." A girl with pink hair said, walking up.
"She's the gym leader?" Casey asked, the form being more confusing.
"Yep, a while back all of my friends got into Pokemon battles, so I got into it too, and we ended up being pretty good so now I'm the gym leader." Whitney said.
"So, what are the rules for the battle?" Ash asked.
"Three on three." Whitney said, spinning a Pokeball. "Is that alright with you?"
"Sounds good to me." Ash responded, as Whitney went to her position.
"Alright, in battle only the challenger Ash may switch Pokemon at any time. The battle will be over when the challenger, err either sides Pokemon are unable to battle. Trainers at your ready." Another girl in a pink uniform said.
"Ready." Whitney said.
"Ready." Ash responded.
"Come on out Snubbull!" Whitney called out.
"Who's that Pokemon?" Casey asked.
'Snubbull, the Fairy Pokemon and a Normal Type. In truth, it is a cowardly Pokemon. It growls eagerly in order to hide its fear from its opponent.' Casey's Pokedex said.
"Alright, come on out Totodile!" Ash called out.
Totodile eyed up the Snubbull from across the arena.
"Totodile use Water Gun!"
"Snubbull use Tackle!"
Snubbull rushed forward, running past the water blasting at them before striking Totodile.
"That was fast." Casey said in surprise.
"Totodile use Rain Dance!"
"Snubbull use Scary Face!"
Totodile danced in place, hopping up and down as Snubbull tried to scare the water type.
"Totodile use Water Gun!"
"Snubbull use Take Down!"
Snubbull was blasted back by the larger and more powerful water gun, knocking the pink dog into a wall.
"Totodile use Bite!"
"Snubbull use Bite!"
Totodile rushed forward, biting on Snubbull's tail as Snubbull did the same to Totodile.
"I feel like this has happened before." Casey said.
"Totodile shake them off!" Ash called out.
Totodile let go of his bite before tossing Snubbull off of him.
"Snubbull is unable to battle, the winner is Totodile." The gym trainer said.
"How are you feeling Totodile?" Ash asked.
"Tototototototo!" Totodile cheered, dancing in place.
"Alright, let's keep going!" Ash called out.
"Snubbull, return! Come on out Wigglytuff!" Whitney called out, sending out the puffy pink Pokemon.
"Totodile use Scratch!" Ash called out.
"WIgglytuff use Double Slap!"
Totodile rushed forward, shutting his eyes as he launched a flurry of scratches at Wigglytuff as Wigglytuff tried to slap him, neither of them hitting, with Totodile's jaw keeping him from getting too close and Wigglytuff's arms not being long enough to hit him either.
"Totodile use Water Gun!" Ash called out.
"Wigglytuff use Defense Curl!"
Wigglytuff rolled up as Totodile shot the normal type away with a stream of water.
"Wigglytuff use Sing!"
"Totodile use Bite!"
Wigglytuff began to sing as Totodile leapt forward, biting down on the normal types head, causing it to instead start screaming and running around in a panic.
"This feels wrong." Casey said, noticing how easy the battle was so far, before noticing many large craters in the arena's walls. "What could have done these?"
"Wigglytuff is unable to battle, the winner is Totodile!" The gym trainer called out.
"Alright, now I'm all fired up!" Whitney said, returning Wigglytuff. "Time to get serious!"
"You haven't been serious this entire time?!" Ash exclaimed.
"Miltank come on out!" Whitney called out.
"What in the?" Ash asked, flipping open his Pokedex.
'Miltank, the Milk Cow Pokemon, a Normal Type. It's milk is packed with nutrition, making it the ultimate beverage for the sick or weary.' Ash's Pokedex explained.
"Ash be careful, Miltank are known to be very powerful." Casey called out.
"Totodile use Water Gun!"
"Miltank use Defense Curl!"
Miltank rolled into a ball being blasted back a little by the water from Totodile.
"Miltank use Rollout!"
"Totodile use Water Gun!"
Casey watched as Miltank rolled right at Totodile, the water attack doing nothing to stop the movement.
"Totodile look out!" Casey called out as Miltank slammed into the water type, sending him flying right into the wall of the arena.
"Totodile is unable to battle, the winner is Miltank." The gym trainer declared.
"You were great Totodile, you gave us two wins, we'll handle it from here." Ash said. "Ready to give us a win Pikachu?"
"Pika!" Pikachu declared, running into the arena.
"Miltank keep it up!"
"Pikachu dodge it with Agility!"
Pikachu leapt out of the way with incredible speed as Miltank launched themself into a hole in the wall before spinning right back out at the electric type.
"Pikachu use Thunderbolt!" Ash exclaimed.
Pikachu sent out a bolt of electricity at Miltank, doing some damage, but not stopping the roll of the normal type as it landed on Pikachu for massive damage.
"Pikachu!" Ash exclaimed.
"Yeah, did we forget to mention, the other two are just to make it a fair fight, Miltank and I never loose!" Whitney cheered as Miltank kept rolling around.
"Who can I use?" Ash said, picking up Pikachu. "Gligar and Houndour can't hit hard enough and Bulbasaur isn't fast enough even with Solar Beam."
"WOBBUFFET!" WObbuffet exclaimed, having come out on his own.
"The challenger Ash has sent out Wobbuffet as his final Pokemon.
"Oh no." Casey groaned, knowing Wobbuffet wasn't fast at all, there was no way he could dodge the attacks, and with how strong rollout would be at this point, he likely wouldn't survive.
"Miltank use Rollout! One! More! Time!" Whitney cheered.
"Wobbuffet use Counter!"
Miltank rolled into Wobbuffet, pushing the psychic type back a few feet before his body flung back down, sending Miltank flying in the other direction.
"It worked." Casey said in shock, as Miltank came right back.
"Wobbuffet use Counter again!" Ash called out.
Wobbuffet was ready this time, bouncing Miltank away immediately, sending the milk cow careening into a wall, making a further impact crater than all the others.
"Miltank is unable to battle…" The gym trainer said in shock before composing herself. "Miltank is no longer able to battle making the winners of the match Ash and his Wobbuffet."
"Alright Wobbuffet!" Ash cheered, hugging the psychic type.
"Wobbu Wobbu!" Wobbuffet cheered.
"I have to admit, I'm impressed, you really did it." Whitney said walking up. "As much as I hate to admit this, you won, so here as proof of your victory I present you with this, the Plain Badge."
"Hey, don't be so hard, remember a gym leaders job is to help a trainer grow, not just to win every single time." Ash said. "And maybe change the rules, if Miltank his that hard, you don't need a three on three rule set, you can adjust it to whatever you want. Make it a six on one if you really want to.
"That isn't a terrible idea." Whitney said, thinking about it. "Best of luck in the remaining gyms though Ash. "The next stop for you should be Ekruteak City, the ghost gym there should give you a bit of a challenge."
"Thanks, alright, we need to make a quick stop at the Pokemon Center and then we'll be on our way." Ash said.