I don't own Pokemon or its characters, but I own Denise and my other OCs
Enjoy!
Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 3: When Pokemon Worlds Collide
Ash and Brock are using Starly to find Pikachu, while Dawn and Denise search around to find Ash.
Suddenly, Starly stopped, trying to remind Ash of what was going on.
"Hear that, Brock?"Ash asked.
"Starly spotted something!"Brock stated.
Just then the two friends saw an Electric Type move zapping in the air causing other wild Starly to fly away.
"Check it out!"Ash said.
"That is some Electric attack."Brock admitted.
"Pikachu!"Ash called out.
Nearby, a boy was battling all of the wild Starlys around with his Electric Type Pokémon named Elekid.
He spotted a Starly, which was Ash's Starly, but he didn't know.
"Now!"the boy said throwing the ball at a Starly. "Go, Pokéball!"
However, it zapped back, as Starly broke loose and flew towards Ash.
"Starly!"Ash called out. "Over here!"
Starly landed on Ash's shoulder as the boy turned to face Ash.
"I'll thank you and your Starly to stay out of my way."the boy grunted, glaring at Ash.
"I didn't know anybody was here but us, really!"Ash explained.
"It must've been his Elekid that launched the Electric attack."Brock suggested.
"Anyway, I've got a question for you."Ash said looking at the boy. "Uh, you haven't seen a pair of twin sisters with a Pikachu around here, haven't you?"
"No."the boy replied rudely and looked at Ash's Starly. "You really think that Starly is good enough?"
This surprised Ash and Starly.
"I watched you catch it with your Aipom."the boy said. "Don't you think that you would be a lot better off if you catched the best one you can?"
"You can tell which one's the strongest?"Ash demanded.
"Of course, look."the boy said with a smirk as he threw his three Pokeballs in the air.
As they opened three Starlys appeared.
"You have three of them!?"Ash asked in surprise.
The boy took out his black Sinnoh Pokedex.
"You must know that you can scan the Pokémon that you catch with your Pokédex and to check out what moves it can use...and that's what I do."the boy said. "I figure if you do that from the beginning, it can save you from a whole lot of grief in the long run."
He used his Pokedex to scan the three Starlys.
"Okay. Let's check it out, Aerial Ace."the boy replied, checking the data on his device. "And the big winner is..."
He took out the three Pokéballs returning the three Starlys.
He put one away, while looking at the other two with a disappointed look.
"Take a hike."the boy said coldly. "I don't need you."
He released the two into the air, letting go of the two Starlys.
"That's sure a weird way to treat Pokémon."Ash admitted.
"Hey, the only attacks those two knew were Tackle and Sand Attack."the boy explained. "So, they wouldn't be much use anyway."
"Well, know what I think? Any Pokémon can be strong when you train them!"Ash retorted and caused the boy to smirk. "What are you smiling about?"
"You'll find out."the boy said with a dark smirk. "So, you wanna battle me?"
"Sure!"Ash answered with confidence. "Let's do it!"
"We'll use three Pokémon."the boy replied.
Ash stepped back in shock when he heard that.
"Three-on-three is the best way to see what type the trainer is gonna use for their Pokémon and to see how their balance is." the boy explained.
"I don't. But, I've only got two."Ash explained sadly.
Aipom and Starly sadly agreed.
"You've gotta be kidding! Talk about pathetic!"the boy said cruelly and looked at his Electric Pokémon. "Elekid, let's get going."
The boy and his Elekid began to walked away.
"Argh!"Ash growled quietly. "Man, I wish Pikachu was here."
Ash gasped when he saw another Electric Type move, zapping in the air.
"Ash, did you hear that too?" Brock asked.
"That's a Volt Tackle!"Ash answered.
Ash and Brock then ran to where they saw the move as the rude boy have heard their conversation.
"A volt tackle huh?"the boy murmured.
Meanwhile...
Pikachu attacked a robot with Volt Tackle.
Dawn and Denise were trying to find Ash so that they could return Pikachu, however Team Rocket blocked their way with a gigantic robot.
Pikachu tried to destroy the robot with Thunderbolt and Volt Tackle, but not a scratch was made on the robot.
James, Jessie and Meowth laughed at Pikachu's efforts.
"That kind of tickled."Meowth chuckled.
"But, that's as far you'll get with our new toy robot!"Jessie said with a smile.
"Get a load of our new 'Super Sinnoh Slayer 1-A'!"James added. "Not only it'll be able to withstand or delfect any attack that you fling in our way, but being solar-powered fights us global warming and makes us lunch!"
"Wobbuffet!"Wobbuffet agreed.
"Pika!"Pikachu panted.
"Hold on!"Dawn snapped. "Why do you want Pikachu so bad!?"
"Yeah!"Denise scowled. "Why don't you just get your own?!"
"Ha! When it comes to poaching Pokémon that Pikachu is the perfect piece for our goal!"Jessie stated.
"We've been in pickup, so since you've been alive."Meowth said with an evil smile.
"And not one of you teens will wedge through Team Rocket and our potential plans for possible goal!"James added.
"We were hands down!"Meowth sneered controlling the robot to grab Pikachu. "How does this grab ya!?"
"Piplup! Quick!"Dawn ordered. "Use Bubble Beam!"
"Turtwig use Razor Leaf!"Denise ordered. "Eevee use Shadow Ball!"
Piplup used bubblebeam, while Turtwig used Razor Leaf and Eevee used Shadow Ball.
However, none of the attacks stopped the robot from grabbing Pikachu.
Pikachu tried zapping the robot with Thunderbolt, but it didn't work.
"Three points!"Meowth cheered.
"And Team Rocket wins it!"Jessie giggled.
"With the Pikachu fast play!"James said in victory.
"Piplup use Bubblebeam!"Dawn ordered.
"Turtwig, Razor Leaf and, Eevee, Shadow Ball go!"Denise ordered.
The three Pokémon used their moves, but it didn't do anything to the robot.
"Except for the entertainment!"James retorted. "You're just wasting fire and water!"
This made Piplup angry as it began to run towards the robot.
"Piplup, wait!"Dawn called out.
Dawn ran ahead followed by Denise and her two Pokémon.
"Oh please! Just like the twerp!"Jessie growled.
Jessie controlled the robot to swat Piplup away like a fly.
"Piplup!"Dawn cried out. "Are you okay?"
Piplup grew more frustrated as it yelled at Team Rocket.
"Ha ha ha! A wimp with wings!"Meowth laughed.
That boiled Piplup up as he yelled at Team Rocket again.
"Now, I think it's time for some flying lessons!"Jessie snickered.
Jessie forced the robot to attack the two sisters and their Pokémon.
"Aipom use Swift!"Ash ordered. "Starly use Whirlwind!"
Stars and a strong wind attacked the arms, startling Team Rocket.
"Pikachu!"Ash called out.
"Pika Pi!"Pikachu said in relief.
Dawn, Piplup, Denise, Turtwig and Eevee turned to see Ash and Brock coming over.
"Look!"Jessie and James muttered. "It's the old twerps!"
"I know what he wants!"Jessie growled.
"We can tell that Pikachu is under new management!"Meowth said.
Meowth sent one of the arms, slamming Ash toward the ground.
This made Brock, Dawn, Denise and their Pokémon gasp at the sight.
"Ash!"Brock shouted.
Brock ran towards his younger friend.
"Oh no, you don't!"Ash scowled.
Ash began running towards the robot.
"Ash!"Brock yelled out. "Don't do anything crazy!"
"They've got Pikachu!"Ash grunted.
This surprised Dawn and Denise.
"There's no doubt about it!"Jessie admitted. "Helpless twerps are my favorite twerps!"
"That must mean we win!"James said proudly.
"Time for Team Rocket's success!"Meowth laughed.
The bad trio rose on a platform, facing Ash and the others.
"This is your lucky day after all!"Jessie giggled.
"You get to witness a new Team Rocket motto!"James stated.
"Do we have to?"Ash asked.
Team Rocket began reciting their motto.
"Listen! Is that a voice I hear?"
"It's speaking to me loud and clear!"
"Mounting on the wind!"
"Past the stars!"
"In your ear!"
"Bringing chaos at a breakneck place!"
"Dashing all hope and putting fear at its places!"
"A rose by any other name is just as sweet!"
"When everything's worse, our work is complete!"
"Jessie!"
"And it's James!"
"Meowth! That's the name!"
"Putting the good doers in their places!"
"We're Team Rocket!"
"And in your face!"
"Wobbuffet!"
"Mime mime mime!"
"Oh man."Ash groaned.
Ash began running towards the robot.
"Well, we let them speechless again!"Meowth chuckled.
"Encore time!"James replied, pressing on the button to attack Ash.
The robot's arms missed as Ash landed on a tree and held onto an arm.
Team Rocket gasped when they saw this.
"I'm coming, Pikachu!"Ash called out.
"Pika!"Pikachu called back.
Ash began to climb up the arms to get to his friend.
"Ah! He's got that look in his eyes!"Meowth said in shock.
"Oh no? Well, look at these!"James growled.
James pressed the buttons to attack, but Ash kept dodging the arms.
Dawn and Denise gasped seeing the boy risking his life for his Pikachu.
Suddenly, one of the mechanised arms smashed into the robot.
"You're safe with me now, little buddy."Ash assured.
"Pika Pi!"Pikachu said joyfully.
The robot started to buzz with electricity.
"Ash, get down from there!"Brock called out. "I think it's about to blow!"
Ash refused to leave his partner again as he kept pulling on the arm grabbing Pikachu.
"We're getting skinned worse than I thought!"Meowth panicked.
"One thing's for sure..."Jessie started.
"We're thickheaded!"James said nervously.
"Wobbuffet!"Wobbuffet agreed.
The robot began to explode.
"Get down!"Brock yelled.
Brock put his head down, along with Ash's Starly and Aipom.
Dawn, Piplup, Denise, Turtwig and Eevee followed along ducking their head on the ground.
Then...
BOOM!
The robot exploded.
"You tell me what encore is this!"Jessie demanded.
"Yeah! Wouldn't our audience want this more!?"James said.
"You tell that to the writer!"Meowth complained.
'Wobbuffet!"Wobbuffet agreed.
"Mime mime mime!"Mime Jr said.
"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"Team Rocket shouted as they disappeared out of sight.
As everyone stood up, they saw the robot's rubble covering Ash and Pikachu.
"Hey, Pikachu! Ash!"Brock called out.
"Pikachu!"Dawn shouted.
"Can you guys hear us!?"Denise demanded.
"Pip!"Piplup cried.
"Twig!"Turtwig called out.
"Eevee!"Eevee remarked.
Suddenly, the rubble moved as Ash and Pikachu finally appeared.
Ash's clothes were badly damaged while Pikachu had bruises and scratches.
"Pikachu!"Ash said happily.
"Pikachu!"Pikachu remarked, leaping to his trainer's arms.
Ash and Pikachu both hugged for their reunion.
Aipom and Starly came by.
Pikachu notice Starly.
"That's right, you two haven't met yet."Ash remarked before introducing Starly to Pikachu. "Pikachu, I want you to meet Starly. She's my very first Pokémon buddy from Sinnoh and she helped me find you."
Aipom happily shook Pikachu's paws, relieved to see her Electric Type friend again.
"Pikachu, we did it!"Dawn said with a smile.
"Job well done."Denise admitted in agreement.
"Piplup!" Piplup agreed.
"Turtwig!"Turtwig added.
"Eev!"Eevee remarked sweetly.
Ash smiled at Dawn and Denise.
"You two saved Pikachu! Thanks so much!"Ash thanked. "My name is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town and it's really great to meet you two."
Brock walked over to Ash and the twins.
"Hi, I'm Brock."Brock responded.
"Hi, guys."Dawn greeted. "My name is Dawn and this is my partner Piplup."
"And I'm her twin sister. The name's Denise."Denise replied before introducing her two Pokémon. "And these are my Pokémon Turtwig and Eevee."
"Piplup."Piplup replied.
"Turtwig."Turtwig answered.
"Eevee."Eevee stated.
Ash looked at Piplup and Turtwig as he took out his red Sinnoh Pokédex.
"So that's a Piplup and a Turtwig, huh?"Ash asked.
"Piplup the Penguin Pokémon."Ash's Pokédex buzzed."It's very proud, and its thick fur protects it from the cold."
Ash then checked Turtwig.
"Turtwig the Tiny Leaf Pokémon, its shell is made of earth and when it absorbs water it becomes harder."Ash's Pokédex declared.
Ash glanced at Piplup, Tutrwig and Eevee.
"I sure hope that both of your Pokémon are okay after our fight against Team Rocket."Ash commented.
"Thanks, but Piplup's fine."Dawn said and looked at Piplup. "You tell him."
"Same goes to Turtwig and Eevee."Denise agreed.
Turtwig and Eevee smiled at Ash.
"Those three must be tough Pokémon."Ash assumed.
Piplup began to thank Ash, but suddenly fell down, exhausted.
"Ah! Piplup, no!"Dawn gasped.
"Obviously, something's wrong."Brock declared. "I'll do everything I can to help."
Brock placed Piplup on his lap to check him.
The Breeder took out a Super Potion, spraying it on Piplup.
"It's important for any Trainers to always know the condition of their Pokémon."Brock exclaimed.
That made Dawn slump down to her knees.
"I'm sorry, Piplup."Dawn apologised.
"Piplup."Piplup chirped weakly.
"Now, let's have a look at your Pokémon, Denise."Brock suggested.
"Sure."Denise said with a smile.
After healing Turtwig and Eevee, Brock healed Pikachu.
"Hey thanks, Brock."Ash thanked. "You're the best!"
Afterwards...
The group all arrived at a phone booth, where they all called Professor Rowan.
"Well, that's excellent! I can't tell you how happy I am for you!"Professor Rowan replied. "Everything worked out just perfectly!"
"Thanks for the compliment, Professor Rowan."Denise said with a smile.
"Of course."Professor Rowan remarked and looked at Ash. "By the way, Ash, I've just received a package from your mother."
"From my mum?"Ash asked in surprise.
Meanwhile...
The boy that Ash and Brock met earlier was looking at the destroyed robot with his Elekid.
Afterwards...
The group arrived at a phone booth, where they all called Professor Rowan.
"Well, that's excellent! I can't tell you how happy I am for you!"Professor Rowan replied."Everything worked out just perfectly!"
"Thanks for the compliment, Professor Rowan."Denise said with a smile.
"Of course."Professor Rowan remarked and looked at Ash. "By the way, Ash, I just received a package for you from your mother."
"From my mum?"Ash asked in surprise.
Ash, Dawn, Denise and Brock were heading back to Professor Rowan's research lab to get Ash's package.
"Wow, Brock."Denise remarked. "You must be the first Pokémon Breeder my sister and I have met."
"Really?"Brock said with a smile. "Well. As soon as we get to the lab, I'll make some special Pokémon food that's perfect for Water, Normal, and Grass types."
Piplup, Eevee, and Turtwig cheered at the news.
"You and your new friends are lucky Pokémon, Piplup."Dawn informed.
Officer Jenny then came forward.
"Hey, I heard the good news."Officer Jenny commented.
"Hey, Officer Jenny."Ash greeted.
"How's Pikachu, Ash?"Officer Jenny asked.
"He's okay and thanks again for your help."Ash stated.
Brock then runs up to flirt with Officer Jenny.
"And your beauty. Your thoughtfulness goes no bound."Brock flirted. "Thanks for helping my close friend Ash in his hour of need."
Officer Jenny sweat dropped. "Sure."
"Now, I'm asking you to help me in my hour of need because I need you."Brock declared.
Officer Jenny became embarrassed by Brock's words.
The Twinleaf twins and their Pokémon were confused by Brock's behaviour.
Denise glanced at Ash.
"Ash, what's the matter with Brock?"Denise asked.
"Nothing for him, Denise."Ash said sheepishly.
When the group arrived to their destination, Professor Rowan gave Ash the package that was from his mother, Delia Ketchum.
"Wow!"Ash chuckled. "Look at the new clothes!"
In the package, there was a green backpack with a white Poké Ball on the center, a black-white short sleeve jacket with a yellow zigzag in the middle, a white t-shirt, red and black sneakers, blue jeans, and a red-black cap with a blue Poké Ball on the center.
"Your mother even put a new backpack in there too."Brock complemented.
Ash then talked to his mother.
"I'm thrilled."Delia giggled on the screen. "Such a handsome young man."
Ash smiled at his mother.
"That's really nice of you, mum."Ash thanked.
"I wanted to give them to you while you were here but you ran out of Pallet Town in such a rush."Delia admitted with a sad smile.
"Sorry, mum!"Ash apologised. "But everything's going well here in the Sinnoh region! I can't tell you how psyched I am!"
"Well, I see that!"Delia stated."You did call Professor Oak and tell him that you and Pikachu are safe now, right?"
Ash gasped in realisation.
"Oh man!"Ash panicked. "I forgot!"
So with Dawn, Denise and Brock at his side, Ash contacted Professor Oak using Professor Rowan's big screen phone.
"I appreciate you telling me the good news, young man."Professor Oak exclaimed.
Professor Oak was relieved to see both Pikachu and Ash safe.
Ash introduced Dawn and Denise to Professor Oak.
"This is Dawn and her twin sister Denise."Ash introduced. "The two of them have saved Pikachu and this is my good friend and mentor Professor Samuel Oak."
Both Dawn and Denise bowed at Professor Oak.
"It's an honour to see you, Professor!"Dawn remarked.
"We're both big fans of you, Professor Oak."Denise stated.
"It's also a pleasure to meet you the two of you."Professor Oak said."A couple of brand new Trainers who became friends with Ash and Brock."
Denise smiled in respond.
"Thank you!"Dawn thanked. "I hope that you don't mind, but...you love Pokémon poetry, don't you?"
That shook Ash and Brock while Denise lightly face palmed.
"Oh brother."Denise muttered under her breath.
"Yes, I do."Professor Oak answered.
"Awesome!"Dawn praised and looked at Ash. "Does that mean you know all the Pokémon poets?"
"You don't get it."Ash said awkwardly. "He's a real professor! Just like Professor Rowan."
"That's what I told her."Denise admitted.
"Not much, actually."Brock answered.
"But how come I always see him in TV reading poems?"Dawn asked.
Denise sweat dropped and let out a small chuckle.
Just as Ash was about to respond, Professor Rowan came by.
"Perhaps the Professor and I could have a little discussion?"Professor Rowan suggested.
Professor Oak smiled at Professor Rowan.
"Hello, Professor."Professor Oak greeted before looking at Ash. "Say Ash may I speak with him for a moment?"Professor Oak asked.
"Sure."Ash replied.
As the two Professors talked, the four heroes stepped out back into the lobby.
"Those two must go way back."Brock assumed.
"Professor Oak did say Professor Rowan is one of his old friends and colleagues before I left Kanto with Pikachu again."Ash exclaimed.
Dawn looked at Ash and Brock.
"So what are you two doing here anyway?"Dawn asked.
"Well, I came here so I compete in the Sinnoh League and win it to fulfil my dream of becoming a Pokémon Master."Ash explained.
"Really? Well, I guess that makes the two us rivals then, Ash."Denise admitted. "I also plan to compete in the Sinnoh League and win it because one of my dreams that I wanna fulfill is to become a Pokémon Master."
"That's cool."Ash said with a smile.
"Okay, the closest Gym from Sandgem Town is in Oreburgh City."Brock said looking at his map book. "Jubilife City is right on the way."
"That's awesome!"Dawn praised. "Can me and my sister go with you two?"
Ash and Brock looked at the two sisters with surprised expressions.
"Denise's other dream, which also happens to be mine, is to become a Top Coordinator like our mother!"Dawn declared. "And our first Contest from here is in Jublife City."
"We promise we won't be any trouble."Denise assured with a smile.
"That's great! Come along with us."Ash answered. "Like people say, the more, the merrier! Brock, what do you think about having the twins come with us?"
"Of course!"Brock agreed. "It'll be more fun for us if we have some new friends to travel with again, Ash."
Aipom, Starly, Piplup, Turtwig and Eevee came over to agree with the idea.
"And I'll get to spend some more time with Pikachu."Dawn giggled, gesturing to Ash's Electric Type Pokémon.
"While I get to know more about Aipom."Denise said sweetly while rubbing Aipom's head making her giggle.
Ash, Dawn and Denise returned their Pokémon to their Poke Balls.
"Okay, we're all set!"Ash declared. "Let's get going on our adventure."
"Hold on, Ash!"Dawn said. "Aren't you going to put Pikachu back in his Poké Ball, too?"
"Nah."Ash answered. "Pikachu hates to travel that way when being outside on my shoulder or in my arms is much more fun, Dawn."
"Pika Pika!"Pikachu said with a nod.
"Now I get it."Denise replied. "That's why you didn't return Pikachu when you made Team Rocket took off."
Professor Rowan came up to the group.
"You two'll learn that there are as many different Pokémon personalities as there are Pokémon." Professor Rowan explained.
"We gotta get going now."Ash replied. "Thanks for everything you've done for us, Professor."
"Of course."Professor Rowan said.
So, the five people left the lab, only to see the boy from before was standing in front of the lab entrance staring at Ash.
Denise blushed a little bit at the sight of the boy.
"Whoa."Denise thought. "His kinda cute..."
"Yes?"Professor Rowan asked. "Who are you?"
"The name's Paul and from the looks of things, you must be Professor Rowan. I'm waiting for Ash."Paul explained.
"Who, me?"Ash asked.
"Now that Pikachu got saved from those villains and has been returned to you by these twins, you've got three Pokémon now."Paul stated. "Wanna battle me?"
Ash was about to answer, but stopped when Pikachu faced Paul bravely.
"Sure, I'm ready! I'm gonna be a Pokémon Master!"Ash said confidently. "And the way to do that is to beat challengers like you!"
"Pika!"Pikachu replied with a glare.
"Then off in my back garden."Professor Rowan replied.
The six then went to the back garden.
Denise held Turtwig in her arms so they can watch the battle together.
Brock volunteered to be the referee, while Ash and Paul faced each other.
Dawn, Denise and Professor Rowan watched from the sidelines.
"This is great!"Dawn said in excitement.
"I've always seen Pokémon battles on TV."Denise commented. "But never in plain sight."
"Well, your both seeing one now."Ash admitted.
This made Paul let out a small chuckle.
"What's so funny, Paul?"Ash asked in annoyance.
"Just that...you talk like a little kid somehow."Paul answered.
"Oh yeah?"Ash asked.
"Yeah, okay, it's like I said before, this is gonna be a three-on-three battle."Paul explained. "With no substitutions, the winner will be when one of us gets two wins, got it?"
"Alright!"Ash called out sending out his Flying Type Pokémon. "Starly, I choose you!"
"Now Starly, standby! I choose you!"Paul stated before sending his own Starly out to the battle. "Okay Ash, I'll let you go first."
"Starly, use Quick Attack!"Ash ordered.
Starly quickly slashed Paul's Starly causing it to fall.
"It's a hit!"Dawn said happily.
"True, but it looked that it didn't do much damage."Professor Rowan admitted.
"Huh?"Denise asked.
Denise and Dawn looked at Professor Rowan in surprise.
"I think Paul is just testing Ash's swift attack power from the start."Professor Rowan stated.
"Starly, Aerial Ace!"Paul ordered.
Paul's Starly shot straight up and bashed into Ash's Starly.
"Starly use Wing Attack!"Ash ordered.
"Double Team!"Paul ordered.
Clones of Starly appeared causing confusion on Ash's Starly.
"The real one's behind you!"Ash warned. "Dodge it now!"
"Aerial Ace!"Paul ordered.
Once again, Ash's Starly was hit by the powerful Flying Type move.
It fell down and fainted.
"Ash's Starly is unable to battle!"Brock declared. "Paul's Starly wins!"
"Starly, return!"Ash said returning his fainted Pokémon. "Your were great, Starly."
"I think I figured out your battle style, you cover up by wearing attacks to push it."Pail said. "And when you combine with a lame strategy like that, I can't help but feel sorry for your Pokémon with a weak trainer like you."
Paul then returned his Starly.
"That's all you've got?"Paul asked coldly.
This caused Denise to give him a small glare.
"Pfft."Denise thought. "For a trainer he is quite a jerk."
"Now, Aipom! You're up next!"Ash called out sending his Normal Type Pokémon.
"Standby, Chimchar!"Paul declared.
Paul send out his Chimchar and the fire type Pokémon appeared in the battlefield.
"Chimchar!"
"A Chimchar."Ash commented.
Ash checked Chimchar in his Pokédex.
"Chimchar the Chimp Pokémon."Ash's Pokédex buzzed. "Chimchar easily climbs trees and lives in mountain tops, when it sleeps its flame goes out."
Ash glared at his new rival in annoyance.
"Aipom use Swift!"Ash ordered.
Aipom threw stars with its tail towards Chimchar.
"Ember!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar fired Ember, making the two moves collide and exploding.
"Focus Punch, go!"Ash yelled.
Aipom prepared to use one of its powerful moves as it charged up.
"Use Flame Wheel!" Paul ordered.
Chimchar smashed into Aipom with a fire wheel.
Denise gasped in surprise.
"That Focus Punch disappeared!"Dawn commented.
"Yes, if a Pokémon is using Focus Punch and gets attacked before it's complete, the attack can't be finished."Professor Rowan explained.
"Not a good choice of an attack, Ash."Paul said with a smirk. "Chimchar, go!"
Chimchar charged at Aipom.
"Double Team, Aipom!"Ash ordered.
Aipom used Double Team to confuse Chimchar.
"Ember!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar used Ember making all of the fake Aipoms vanish causing Ash to gasp at the sight.
"Uh oh!"Ash said.
"Now, use Scratch!"Paul ordered.
Chimchar lashed at Aipom, dealing more damage.
"Focus Punch again Aipom!"Ash ordered.
"Chimchar, use Flame Wheel!"Paul ordered.
The Chimp Pokémon charged with its Fire Type attack.
"Just wait, that's it!"Ash replied.
"What is he thinking!?"Paul muttered.
The Flame Wheel got closer as Ash used this Aipom the signal.
Aipom used its tail to leap up and bash into Chimchar.
This made Chimchar get knocked out by Aipom's Fighting Type move.
"Chimchar's unable to battle!"Brock declared. "Aipom's the winner!"
"Alright!"Dawn giggled, leaping in the air with glee.
Denise and Turtwig sighed in relief.
"That's a relief."Denise admitted.
"Twig.."Turtwig said softly.
Paul returned Chimchar as well before glaring at the Pokeball.
"You're still useless as you can be."Paul insulted.
Ash returned Aipom in its pokeball.
"You were awesome."Ash praised.
Ash then looked at Paul.
"It looks like it's one on one."Ash stated looking at Paul and then knelt down to Pikachu. "Pikachu, it's you and me. Are you ready?"
"Pika!"Pikachu answered.
Pikachu then ran into the grass field.
"Standby, Elekid!"Paul declared.
Paul send out his Elekid out.
"Ele!"Elekid snickered.
"Elekid."Dawn murmured as she checked Elekid in her Pokédex. "How cool."
"Elekid the Electric Pokémon."Dawn's Pokédex buzzed."Elekid waves it arms to produce strong, electrical charge and leans straight when lightning is on."
"Wonder how this is gonna go since they're both Electric Types."Denise complemented.
Turtwig nodded. "Turtwig."
"Is Pikachu the one to use Volt Tackle?"Paul asked.
"Yeah, so what?"Ash demanded.
Paul smirked. "So, nothing."
"Alright, Pikachu use Thunderbolt!"Ash ordered.
Pikachu struck his Electric Type move at Elekid, but his opponent didn't seem hurt at all.
Ash and Pikachu gasped by the sight before him.
"It doesn't look like it did a thing!"Dawn said in shock.
"True."Professor Rowan replied. "Electric Type Pokémon doesn't sustain many damage when against another Electric Type."
"Thunder, go!"Paul ordered.
A strong lightning zapped Pikachu causing him to grunt in pain and slide back.
"Hold on!"Denise shouted. "Thunder looks like it did a lot of damage to Pikachu!"
"Of course, there's a reason why I let you go first."Paul replied.
"What!?"Ash demanded.
"Cause I'm smart!"Paul stated. "Elekid and I used the energy from your Pikachu's Thunderbolt to super charge our Thunder."
"Well, let's see how smart you are!"Ash admitted. "Volt Tackle!"
Pikachu this time charged with a powerful physical Electric Type move, charging at Elekid.
Paul sneered. "Elekid, Protect!"
A barrier surrounded Elekid, pushing Pikachu back from the recoil of Volt Tackle.
"How did that happen?"Dawn asked.
"Sis, Volt Tackle is one of the risky moves to Pikachu."Denise explained while glaring at Paul and Elekid. "When it strikes, it also deals damage to itself as well."
"Are we done yet?"Paul mocked in a snickering tone.
"Ele."Elekid said with a smirk.
Pikachu struggled to get up as he stood up straight.
"Give up already."Paul demanded.
"No way! Are you kidding!"Ash scowled. "Iron Tail, go!"
Pikachu attacked this time with his Steel Type move.
"Elekid use Brick Break!"Paul ordered.
Both attacked as they both struggled for victory.
"I hate to bring bad news."Paul said with a smirk. "Your Pikachu seems all turned around! But Elekid's got a free arm!"
Ash gasped at this.
"Thunder Punch, now!"Paul ordered.
"Not so fast! Iron Tail's still on the way!"Ash stated.
Pikachu slammed Thunder Punch out of the way and slammed Elekid away.
"Alright, Pikachu!"Ash cheered.
"C'mon! Brick Break again!"Paul ordered.
A punch by Elekid blasted Pikachu away, sending him toward the ground.
As Pikachu and Elekid landed on the ground, the two Electric Types fell.
They were both knocked out.
"We have a tie!"Brock declared. "Both sides are unable to battle!"
Ash gasped while Paul just scoffed.
"Wow, I guess that means they're equally strong."Dawn said with a surprised look.
"I'm not sure if Ash thinks that, sis."Denise admitte.
Then all of them walked towards Ash and Turtwig jumped off from her arms.
"That seemed like a tie to me."Brock replied.
"Well, not me! Pikachu was the first to go down."Ash argued. "We lost, isn't that right!?"
"It was called a tie."Paul answered. "A tie it is."
Paul then threw a Pokéball, releasing his last Starly and it flew away out of sight.
"What did you do that for!?"Ash demanded in annoyance.
"There's a million Starlys that are stronger than that one."Paul said with a smirk. "And when I find it, I'm gonna grab it."
Both Denise and Turtwig glared at Paul.
"What did you just say!?"Denise snapped.
Paul took a moment to look at Denise and then her Turtwig, only to simply smirked.
The rude trainer then looked at Professor Rowan.
"Professor thank you for using the field, I appreciate it."Paul stated.
Professor Rowan nodded and dismissed him as Paul began to walk away.
"Paul, wait!"Ash demanded. "Let's battle again!"
Paul pretended not to hear and kept walking away.
"Thanks a lot."Ash muttered angrily.
Pikachu opened his eyes and glared at the rude trainer.
"And so Ash wears off against his most unusual rival, his opposite in many ways. But one thing is for sure now having join forces with Brock, Dawn and Denise. Ash's Sinnoh Adventures are just beginning..."
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Denise's Team:
Turtwig (Male): Tackle, Absorb, Razor Leaf and Bite
Eevee (Female): Water gun, Shadow Ball, Attract and Thunder