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Episode 14
Vs Nidoking
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Their opponent was closer to six feet than five and probably weighed more than Gore. Nidoking's great, plated armor was a majestic purple with the exception of his cream colored chest. Upon his regal head was a horn that was likely over twenty inches long. Several spikes, far smaller than the horn, ran down the rhinoceros' back and along his tail. Nearly as dangerous as his horn was the thick tail that was reputed to be capable of snapping trees. Ash gulped as he watched the lethal poison drip from his horn.
"Kill them all," Jessie whispered, her dark grin returning. Nidoking's giant ear twitched, then he gave her a disinterested look that sent a surge of hope through Ash's chest. It was dashed when the young monarch grunted and turned back to them. "Hey- what are you doing?" Jessie demanded as James grabbed her arm and tore into a nearby alley. Ash tugged on the bill of his hat. As I thought, they can't control him at all.
"Gore don't," Ash growled. The boar barely paid him any heed, opting to continue glaring at the poison-type. "Anything I don't know about?" he asked, glancing at his brother.
"Not for him," Gary responded clutching something small in his hand tightly.
Didn't think so," Ash sighed. He held his shivering Pokemon to his chest. Finally, Aria hooted and shot an orb of flame at their opponent's chest. The flame exploded on contact making Nidoking grunt. Ash gaped while Gary and Bulbasaur stared wide-eyed in horror. Aria took a step back when he turned to her. Gore roared and blasted a gust of chilly wind into the king's back. Nidoking hissed in pain and turned away from the Magmar. He roared and lowered his great head, an action that the young boar returned immediately.
They snarled and charged. Horn and tusks met in a crack similar to a branch breaking in two. Nidoking roared as he pushed the younger Pokemon back. Gore stomped and fought with all of his strength, but the king managed to get beneath him. The Piloswine squealed as he was forced off his hooves, then he was shoved onto his back. Nidoking lowered his head at the boar's belly making Ash pale. Wedge shrieked a battle cry and shot a silver beam at the beast's back.
Nidoking waved his arm dismissively at the attack. A stone tore itself from the earth and took the magnet's attack for its master. A gust of black wind crashed into the king's face, making him grimace. Nidoking snarled and waved a thick, purple arm in her direction. The vixen's ears fell as a stone the size of Ash was slung toward her. "Quick Attack!" Ash shouted snapping her out of her daze. The king's distraction gave Gore the opportunity he needed to bring himself to stand. The Piloswine spat a gust of chilly wind into his enemy's side.
The rhinoceros hissed, then he spun and slammed Gore's side with his muscular tail. Ash winced as his partner was sent skidding several yards away from the monarch. "S-supersonic!" Gary ordered. Wedge gave a whirr that held a note of exhaustion, then he fired the odd sound waves at the king. Nidoking gave a confused grunt when he began to sway. The ground-type supported himself with an arm on the boulder he created. "Keep it up!" the boy encouraged with far more confidence.
"King, ice him! Aria, Vulpix, full power!" Ash barked. King gave a battle cry before shooting a burst of chilly wind at the poison-type's back. The disoriented monarch hissed in annoyance more than pain as his temperature was lowered. Still, he managed to make Aria's Flame Burst explode prematurely by throwing a rock the size of Bulbasaur in its path. Vulpix yipped and shot one of the largest orbs of Will-O-Wisp enhanced fire, she had ever created into the Pokemon's back. To both trainers shock, Nidoking gave an agonized roar.
"Idiot, you have to attack them!" Jessie screamed, peeking out of the alley she was hiding in. Nidoking grunted, annoyed by what he likely viewed as cowardice, and swung a thick arm in Wedge's direction. A boulder was sent soaring at the magnet with impressive speed. Wedge turned off Supersonic and shot a small blade of energy at the boulder. It barely slowed the king's attack. The magnet shrieked as it was thrown to the earth. Gary returned it before it could land.
"Wedge… you were amazing," he mumbled to the orb.
"Damn it all," Ash muttered, wiping the sweat from his brow. King leaped onto the Nidoking's back with glowing claws and a chirp. "King get back!" Ash screamed. The Krabby turned to him with a look of confusion. Nidoking snatched him as if he was an annoying insect. King shrieked and flailed as the monarch squeezed.
Gore snarled and surged toward the beast. Aria materialized to the right of Nidoking in a crouch, making the monarch snap his head to her with wide eyes. She blasted an orb of flame into his face that exploded on contact. Nidoking shrieked and flailed, the action slung King into a house with a crack. "King!" Ash cried. A furious, squealing Piloswine slammed into Nidoking's chest. The poison-type roared and dug his massive nails into the earth. Diglett sprung from the earth and shot a stream of mud into his face.
Aria spat a small stream of flame, carefully avoiding the ice manipulating boar, into his right leg. Ash grinned darkly as Gore began to gradually push Nidoking back. Glowing leaves sliced into the boar's right side. Gore squealed and stumbled. A reddish patch grew in his fur at an alarming rate. Nidoking seized the opportunity to smack him away with his tail. The monarch swung wildly at Aria, but the Magmar flipped away with speed one would expect from a Ponyta. "Wha- the," the trainer cursed as he searched for the attacker. He found it hanging from a street light with a grin. Its giant, green head and vine like appendages made the attacker's species clear.
"That's a Carnivine? Aria focus on Nidoking! Diglett get Carnivine!" Gary barked clenching his fists. The mole squeaked and rushed the grass-type. The plant's sinister smile widened.
Can't believe I forgot it! "Vulpix, bring it down quick, don't use Will-O-Wisp!" Ash ordered as he returned King. The vixen hissed her understanding, Ash had never been more grateful for such an intelligent Pokemon, and raced after the mole. Ash took vindictive satisfaction in watching Carnivine's grin fade.
"Energy Ball!" James ordered not even deigning to peek out of their hiding place.
"Hit the ball!" Ash countered. Vulpix skidded to a stop, then she shot a small ball of fire into the Energy Ball. The green orb exploded, sending the shrieking Carnivine falling to the earth. Acting quickly, it extended vines to the street light. Diglett leaped with a battle cry and swiped at the vines with a glowing claw. Carnivine winced but held strong. The plant Pokemon snarled as it slapped Diglett away with another vine.
"Ash, I need your attention here!" Gary snapped near panic in his tone.
"Right," the boy muttered as he turned back to their greater foe. Gore and Aria were panting heavily as they glared at the monarch. Nidoking regarded his young adversaries with far more caution in his narrow, black eyes. Even if Aria had more time to adjust to the ghostly energy here, her Teleport wouldn't be enough to turn the tide. With Diglett and Vulpix fighting Carnivine the duo stood no chance against the poison-type. His eyes widened when Bulbasaur began to wiggle and twist in his hold. "No, he's too strong for you!" Ash said with a frown. To his frustration the saurian's struggles only increased.
"Ash… we need all the help we can get here," Gary muttered, his eyes trained on their opponent. He heard Aria hoot and a Flame Burst explode, but Ash kept his eyes on Gary stubbornly.
"She's a year and a half old!" Ash snapped his frown becoming a scowl. "She might be a grass-type, but that's still practically a toddler-"
"She'll be old enough to be an Ivysaur soon," the brown-haired trainer interrupted with a scowl of his own. "You can't keep coddling her!" Ash flinched at the boy's uncharacteristically harsh tone. "If you truly care, and want her to become a Venusaur, you'll let her do what Pokemon were born to do," Gary finished in a gentler tone. Ash looked down into his Pokemon's hopeful pink eyes. He shut his eyes and inhaled sharply. I can't believe we met just four months ago... "Ash," his brother urged with a furrowed brow.
"Just don't stay still," Ash said, falling to a knee. She nuzzled his cheek before racing down the steps. Gore's eyes lit up and he sent his partner a look of approval. The trainer clenched his fists. This is the way of Pokemon. The trainer sighed, the tension fading as quickly as it came. He drew Houndour's Pokeball. The dark-type was unpredictable, but he possessed a decent amount of power. Power that they could very well need to deal with Nidoking. But can he keep his cool? The trainer bit his lip. There was no other choice.
Houndour blinked owlishly as he scanned his surroundings. He gave Bulbasaur a small glare, then he saw Gore struggling with Nidoking. In any other situation, the dog yelping and leaping three feet into the air would have been hilarious. "Listen to me!" Ash growled more harshly than meant to. "I want you to help them take out Carnivine!" he continued. The dog was too relieved to be away from Nidoking to be bothered by his tone.
The dog took several steps away from the Nidoking, eyeing him warily as he moved, before racing to Vulpix and Diglett's aid. "Could use some help here!" Gary snapped with near panic in his tone. Ash snapped his attention to the battle. Nidoking spat a large glob of poison at Aria that the Magmar rolled away from narrowly. He grabbed the Ice Shard Gore sent his way and threw it at the Magmar's face. Aria's eyes widened in alarm at the ice's speed, then she disappeared in a flash of pink light. The fire-type reappeared a few yards away from the attack panting heavily.
"Return her! She's no good to us without Teleport!" Ash snarled. Gary scowled at him, but reached for her Pokeball. Nidoking roared and charged the helpless Magmar. "Hurry!" he shouted. Bulbasaur raced in front of Aria and shot a cloud of green dust at the monarch. The saurian took a fearful step back when the king only snarled. Aria swatted the little Pokemon away and fired a small Flame Burst at Nidoking.
The fire soared over the Nido's head and into Bulbasaur's Sleep Powder. Nidoking roared as the Flame Burst exploded and ignited the dust. He stumbled, then tripped and hit the ground hard in front of the Magmar. Ash's eyes narrowed. That attack hurt the beast more than even Gore's Icy Wind. Icy Wind wasn't the best technique for lowering temperature, but it still was dangerous for a ground-type. A flash of red that indicated Aria had been recalled snapped him from his musings.
Gary cupped his face with his hands. "Diglett get in here! They can handle Carnivine!" The mole squeaked and tore to his new battle. The mole had several red, angry marks on his form that looked as though he had been whipped. Ash tugged on the bill of his hat as he took in the other battle. Gore, Diglett, and Bulbasaur could handle Nidoking as long as they didn't let him recover.
Carnivine was fending off Houndour and Vulpix admirably. The plant's vines were almost more black than green, and yet, he found the stubborn gleam in its dark eyes hadn't faded. Vulpix had a few small cuts, and though, he had only been in a bit of the fight, Houndour did as well. Might need to work on his evasion. "Keep moving Houndour!"
"Ash, if you can distract him for a while, Diglett can trap him!" his brother called drawing the raven-haired boy's attention. Ash furrowed his brow. If Diglett knew Sand Tomb he should have used it by now. "By digging a tunnel under him!" Gary snapped.
"Oh ri-right," Ash mutter with an awkward chuckle. "Relay that to the others," he said a bit loudly. Gore turned to him with a blink. "It means tell them the plan!" he explained with a scowl. Nidoking hissed and threw a boulder larger than Gore into the Piloswine's right side. Gore squealed as he was thrown off his hooves and sent tumbling. He realizes we're a threat now! Two small seeds, so tiny that to the monarch they would have seemed like insects, landed on Nidoking's back.
Bulbasaur hissed and glowing vines burst from the seeds. The vines quickly wrapped around one of the large spikes on the monarch's back. The poison-type seemed to not have noticed as he opted to throw another chunk of earth at Gore. The Piloswine squealed in pain as he was knocked back onto his side again. "Remember the feeling from Mega Drain and link it with your Leech Seed!" Ash instructed his tone urgent. Nidoking snapped his head to the trainer with narrowed eyes. "Hurry!" She snorted and shut her eyes. After a moment, a light glow began to develop in her bulb.
Nidoking turned to her with a snarl. Ash swallowed as the monarch ripped out a chunk of earth. Then countless glowing leaves, cut into Nidoking's back, making him hiss in agony. The poison-type grunted and directed the boulder into the Petal Dance's path. Saur and Hopper took a few steps out of their hiding place, and hissed a challenge. The monarch bared his fangs in response. Ash glanced at Bulbasaur. The glow in her bulb had grown stronger, but her eyes were still closed. He ground his teeth. Not yet.
"I have come to save you my damsels!" Janine chirped making the boys jump and shout in alarm.
"Stop doing that!" Ash demanded tugging on his hat. "Look, just - Gary explain the damn plan!"
"Again with the orders," Gary sighed.
"Carnivine!" James screamed, drawing the trainer's attention. The plant Pokemon looked to have been blasted through a window by Ash's Pokemon. Vulpix was panting heavily and favoring her right side. Ash clenched his fists. Her reddish brown fur had a large, and rapidly expanding, spot that looked wet. He returned the vixen immediately. Houndour looked not to have been touched since he last checked on them.
"Attack him from a distance, but don't hit his back!" Ash commanded. Houndour gave a happy bark. The dog Pokemon almost looked relieved knowing he wouldn't have to get close to the poisonous king. Ash snapped back to the monarch when he heard a shriek of pain. Hopper had several, small barbs sticking out of her right arm that Ash recalled being on Nidoking's tail. She panted heavily for a moment, then she sank to a knee.
"Hopper that's enough back off!" Janine cried as she scrambled to draw the Kangaskhan's Pokeball. Nidoking snorted and shot a large glob or poison at the injured Pokemon. Mercifully, the scarlet light of her Pokeball consumed Hopper before it could land. Saur snarled and fired seven glowing leaves at the monarch. Nidoking spat a glob of poison that eroded the leaves without effort. Saur swiped the poison away with a thick vine. An orb of fire, far smaller than Aria's but larger than Vulpix's, crashed into Nidoking's right arm making him hiss and stumble. Gore squealed as rammed the monarch from his left.
Nidoking snarled and dug his giant nails into the earth. Gore growled and shoved the monarch with all of his might. But even off balance, his foe could not be overwhelmed. Saur roared and fired countless, glowing petals. Nidoking's eyes widened in alarm, then he brought a claw beneath Gore and threw him into the petal's path. The Piloswine shrieked as the Petal Dance cut into his back. The Ivysaur narrowed his eyes and the petals fell immediately. Ash paled when his partner fell to the earth without a sound. "Gore," he whispered glaring at the monarch balefully.
"I-I'm so sorry," Janine mumbled with tears coming to her eyes. Gary was steadying himself against one of the center's columns. His disbelieving eyes were trained on the Piloswine and the reddish brown patch on his back.
"It's alright, he's not that easy to kill," Ash muttered as he recalled the boar. "Just focus on killing that damn rhino," he growled with such hatred that it made the two flinch. Houndour stared at the spot Gore had been moments ago blankly. Then he threw his head back and howled furiously. The black dog fired bursts of fire at the monarch with . Nidoking grunted as the first three orbs exploded on his right side. The monarch's eyes widened when he realized another three were on their way. He grunted and brought up a boulder. Houndour hacked and stumbled, his last Flame Burst little more than sparks. "Stop it!" Ash shouted.
The dog turned to him with the savage gleam he recognized from their fight with Golbat. A boulder crashed down on the making him yelp in agony. "Houndour," Ash whispered with wide eyes. Nidoking grunted and punched Saur with a glowing claw that sent him skidding several yards away. He hissed and sent a large rock sailing at the pinned dark-type. Houndour yipped fearfully and flailed. Diglett sprung from the earth with a squeak, and blasted a stream of mud at the rock.
The mole Pokemon's Mud Shot couldn't stop the stone, but it did slow it enough for Houndour to wiggle free. Diglett landed in a ball and rolled away from the stone. The monarch let out a low growl that had the hairs on the back of Ash's neck standing. Saur blasted a green orb into his muscular chest that made the beast grunt. "Diglett, nice save! Is it ready!" Ash called with a relieved smirk.
"Good job! Now double check it!" Gary barked. Nidoking snapped his head to the mole with narrowed eyes. The monarch was intelligent enough to realize their plan relied on the spunky Diglett. Saur and Houndour punished him immediately with a Flame Burst and an Energy Ball. The king roared and slung a large rock at the defiant duo. Houndour spat a small ball that exploded on impact with the stone making it fall in front of them harmlessly.
"Why use such a small rock?" Ash muttered. He must be getting tired. "Bulbasaur?" Ash called scouring the battlefield. I can't believe I forgot her! He clenched his fists. If one of the Nidoking's boulders can knock over Gore... Saur giving a pained grunt made him snap back to the battle. The Ivysaur had three small barbs sticking out of its thick right leg. Houndour was panting heavily, yet he bared his canines in defiance when the king regarded him.
The boy felt a rush of pride. "Keep moving, buddy!" he advised receiving a bark. I'll find Bulbasaur later. Abruptly, Nidoking roared and charged their Pokemon with a white glow surrounding him.
"Saur use Sleep Powder on Houndour!" Janine cried, making Ash flinch and Houndour whine. Saur, ever loyal, shot a large cloud of green dust at his comrade. The dog yelped and, acting on instinct, spat an Ember into the cloud. Nidoking's eyes widened in alarm, but his great bulk couldn't be stopped easily mid-charge, so he crossed his thick arms over his face. The dust ignited drawing a shriek of pain from the monarch, and sending Houndour tumbling away from the cloud. The boy heard something similar give and the Nidoking shriek, but he didn't care anymore.
"What the hell are you doing?" Ash growled, taking a menacing step toward the kunoichi. She held her hands above her head with wide eyes.
"Easy, Ash," Gary said, stepping between them. "Let's let her explain before you strangle her!" the continued when Ash's eyes narrowed into slits. Janine breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her hands. Gary turned to her. "Now what the hell were you doing?" he demanded as he shoved her against the column making her cry out. Ash stared at Gary wide-eyed.
"Hou-Houndour isn't that hurt!" the girl blurted. "Most Houndour are small and fragile, so they run away and shoot fire when they get scared!" she elaborated tugging on Gary's hands ineffectually.
"That's right, they do," the gray-eyed boy said slowly loosening his hold. "You ignited the Sleep Powder knowing he would run, then," Gary stated rather than asked. He released his hold on the kunoichi when she nodded. Ash inhaled deeply. He exhaled and with it most of the tension in his body fled. He glanced at the hole - that he assumed Nidoking had fallen in - with trepidation. The boy breathed a sigh of relief once he realized the only thing coming out of it was smoke.
"Houndour, Saur, Diglett are you alright?" he asked, turning away from his fellow trainers. Saur grunted and gave Janine a chiding look. She flinched. Ash suspected the Ivysaur's disapproval bothered her more than being shoved against stone. She calls him little brother right? Diglett pushed himself out of the ground with a squeak. The mole looked at the trap he had created with pride. Houndour limped toward him slowly with his ears flattened against his head. Looking into the exhausted dog's eyes, Ash vowed to give his team a few days off. "Great job pal," the trainer said, giving the dog a small smile. Houndour whuffed happily and doubled his speed.
"Great work, Diglett," Gary congratulated with a beam. The mole squeaked and puffed his tiny chest out.
The smile faded a bit after a moment. "Bulbasaur!" the boy called with a furrowed brow. Ash bit his lip. "Houndour try and sniff her-" A familiar trill froze the air in his lungs. One of the smaller rocks Nidoking had thrown wobbled then fell. Bulbasaur shook her head before glaring at the rock. Ash grinned as she trotted to them with a limp. Her left leg was bleeding slightly and her eye on the same side was swollen shut, but she would be fine. Ash heard a bellow and something heavy shifting near the bottom of the center's steps. But Saur didn't move and Gore's in his ball… He glanced at his fellow trainers who looked as confused as he felt.
Saur hissed and wrapped his vines around Diglett. The ground-type shrieked as he was thrown into Janine's chest. A furious roar made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. Cold horror clenched his heart. Nidoking burst from the hole with another roar. Over the course of the battle several of the monarch's plates of armor had been ripped off. The calm confidence that had been present in Nidoking's eyes was replaced with a fury so intense that the young trainers found themselves frozen.
Saur roared a challenge and blasted an Energy Ball at the monarch. Nidoking snarled and swiped it away as he charged. Houndour leaped to the Ivysaur's defense with a small shot of fire. The flame bursting made the monarch flinch. He dug his nails into the earth and sent a large stone at Saur with a wave of his arm. Then he turned to the fire-type with a growl that made the dog whimper. He waved his arm, and blasted a rock at the dog. Houndour yelped as the rock crashed into his face and knocked him onto his side. Ash and Janine flinched and snapped out of their daze. "Houndour attack from a distance!" The dog barked and scrambled to his feet.
"Saur, cripple one of his arms!" the kunoichi barked, her face pale. The Ivysaur barked, and slapped at the monarch's right arm with both of his appendages. He wrapped the vines around the poison-type's arm and pulled mightily. Nidoking snarled, then he grabbed the Ivysaur's weapons with his left claw. He roared and yanked the vines with all his strength. Saur bellowed as he was torn off his feet. The monarch cocked a glowing fist back and growled. "Razor Leaf!" Janine screamed, grabbing her scarf in a hold so tight her knuckles turned white.
With a desperate squawk, the grass-type shot several, glowing leaves at Nidoking. The monarch spewed a glob of poison that melted through the leaves with ease. Then he brought his glowing claw down on Saur's face with all his might. The Ivysaur hit the ground with a crack. Saur was unmoving and deathly quiet at Nidoking's feet. Ash vaguely noted a girl giving a strangled scream over the pounding in his ears. "Flame Burst! Keep moving!" he commanded on instinct.
His dark-type howled his understanding and fired a small burst at the monarch. Nidoking batted the Ember away with a low growl. The poisonous patriarch panted heavily and glared at the dog. Two tiny, green things landed on Nidoking's uninjured arm. Ash's eyes widened as glowing vines sprung from the seeds and wrapped around the monarch's thick arms. Leech Seeds, and they had the most powerful glow he'd seen the seeds give yet.
Nidoking roared, alarmed by the unseen attack. He brought his injured arm halfway across his chest before wincing. Ash's eyes lit up. "Hammer him!" Houndour snapped out of his stunned silence and barked. Nidoking grunted urgently and tore a rock out of the earth to take the small fire. Diglett gave a battle cry and wiggled out of Janine's hold.
"Come back!" the girl cried.
"Diglett, stop it!" Gary barked his face pale. The mole ignored their pleas and raced at the furious beast. Diglett shot a forceful stream of mud into the poisonous monarch's injured arm. Nidoking hissed in pain, then he swung wildly at the bold ground-type with his tail. Diglett leaped over the appendage and landed on the monarch's face with glowing claws. The Pokemon squeaked and swiped at Nidoking's face with a dual Scratch. Houndour shot toward their enemy with a snarl and black energy surrounding his maw.
The monarch roared and shook his head rapidly. Houndour swerved around the flailing beast and bit the Nidoking's injured arm. The patriarch fell to a knee and gasped. For a moment it seemed the beast had finally succumbed to the toll of the battle, then Nidoking roared and thrust his left arm out. Houndour yelped and flailed as he was thrown through the air before crashing into the center's steps.
The monarch ripped Diglett off his face. The poisonous predator squeezed the flailing mole until he screeched. Nidoking gave the little ground-type, a look of disgust before throwing him at Houndour. The vines surrounding Nidoking's glow increased as he took a menacing step towards Bulbasaur. Ash felt his heart sink as he saw the saurian shut her eyes tightly. "Move!" he roared.
The wild look in Nidoking's eyes became nearly feral in its intensity. The grass-type's bulb began to emit a glow again and the Leech Seed's hue deepened as well. Nidoking snarled, lowered his head, and charged the unmoving dinosaur. "Jump with your vines!" Bulbasaur's eyes snapped open at his call. The saurian pushed against the ground with her vines with all her might. In his frenzied state Nidoking didn't seem to notice his prey's escape as he thrust his horn into the earth. He hissed and shook his head vigorously to free himself.
Bulbasaur squared herself and concentrated on the seeds. Nidoking stiffened, then he roared and tore himself from the earth. He took a slow step toward the tiny dinosaur, then another. Nidoking swayed and wobbled but he continued his march, determined to end the grass-type's existence. Ash ground his teeth. Even near death a patriarch could easily kill even the strongest humans. He - a thirteen year old who had been too impatient and arrogant to truly listen to his grandfather's attempts to teach him martial arts - stood no chance. The trainer turned to Houndour and Diglett but the mole and the dog were so exhausted they barely acknowledged the threat.
Nidoking took another, smaller step before his eyes widened. He sank to his knee with a look of disbelief. Finally, his strength failed him, and he fell to the earth. The raven-haired stared at the patriarch's prone form with wide eyes. Then Janine whooped, Gary gave a relieved smile, and Ash fist pumped. He was at the bottom of the stairs without realizing it. The trainer sank to a knee. "I guess I should stop underestimating you," he said with a wry grin. Bulbasaur crooned tiredly and nuzzled his knee. Houndour whined as he limped down to them. "You were great too, bud," Ash told the dog with a laugh.
"You're definitely the toughest mole I've ever seen," Gary told his Diglett as he cradled him.
"We all know who the real hero is," Janine whispered into Saur's ear. The Ivysaur gave her an amused snort and licked her cheek. A popping sound from behind her made the girl jump.
"People of Lavender! We've come to-" Erika's impassioned declaration ended in a blink. She looked between the unconscious form of Nidoking, Meowth's corpse, and the young trainer's exhausted Pokemon. "Oh, well, fine then," she mumbled with a pout.
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A.N. Thank you for reading!
Didn't see Bulbasaur, Diglett, and Houndour being the ones to take Nidoking out did you? I'm a firm believer in size and power mattering, but I also believe that if you're smart, and play your cards right, you can stand up to something much more powerful than you are. (In a human's case, substitute Leech Seed with a knife or something.)
I wanna say that Diglett and Bulbasaur are 7.4 and 5.9 pounds respectively. They beat something that weighs about three hundred times more their weight.
Houndour's a little under a hundred pounds, for now anyway, he's going to bulk up a lot with Ash taking care of him, so about eighteen times his size.