Chapter 78:

Going after Guzzlord

Location: Battle Tree

"Well," said Ethan. "This is it!"

"Yeah!" I replied, trying to sound excited.

"What's wrong?" Ethan asked. "Scared that I'll beat ya? Come on, be a little bit excited!"

"Oh, hooray," I said.

Now Ethan seemed worried. "Okay, something is on your mind. What's going on?"

"Well," I said. "What if I told you there is a Pokémon on this very island which can eat everything in its path? And if we don't do something the cave it's living in will collapse and cause massive chaos throughout Alola?"

"Oh, lighten up!" he replied. "Come on, our match is starting now!"

"Don't worry. Roto. Deal with it after thizz."

It was time. Finally, I was standing face to face with the final opponent of the Battle Tree. Whoever won this would have… some kind of responsibility.

"This will be a six-on-six Double Battle!" Red said. "And… I suppose 'gimmicks' will be fine for this."

"I've been looking forward to this!" Ethan told me.

"Oh yeah… me to…" I said. I still had trouble getting Guzzlord off of my mind. "No… yes! I've got this!"


Elliott Vs. Ethan

"Togekiss, Golem! Go!" Ethan shouted. He sent out his Pokémon.

"And I'll use Snorlax and Naganadel!" I shouted. "Naganadel, Toxic!" Naganadel fired some purple gunk at Golem, badly poisoning it.

"Togekiss, Aura Sphere!" Togekiss fired a blue ball of energy at Snorlax for Super Effective damage. "And Golem, use Earthquake!" Golem made the entire ground shake. It almost knocked out Naganadel whilst Snorlax held on.

"Snorlax, Heavy Slam!" Snorlax jumped onto Togekiss. This was a Super Effective hit and because of the weight difference, Togekiss was finished.

"Urgh. Fine. Next up, Venomoth!" The Bug and Poison Type was next.

"Use Dragon Pulse!" Naganadel fired the energy of a Dragon Type at Venomoth.

"Venomoth, come back with Psychic!" Venomoth blasted Naganadel with Psychic energy. It was defeated. "And Golem, Stone Edge!" Golem fired sharp stones at Snorlax.

"Okay," I said. "Next up, I'll use Incineroar!" I knew what I was doing… I hoped.

"Sludge Bomb!" Venomoth fired a purple blob at Incineroar.

"Now use Cross Chop!" Incineroar crossed its arms and attacked Golem. It did a lot of damage to it.

"Use Stone Edge!" Golem fired some sharp stones at Incineroar, but it missed!

"And now Snorlax, Heavy Slam!" Snorlax landed on Golem, knocking it out.

"So, you wanna have this much fun? Okay! Go Suicune!" Out next was a Legendary Pokémon. "Use Hydro Pump!" Suicune fired a blast of water at Incineroar. It knocked it out. "And Venomoth, Psychic!" Venomoth sent a Psychic blast towards Snorlax. It was hanging by a thread now.

"Go Slowbro!" I shouted. "I know what we need to do now!" I pressed my Z-Ring. "Kalos, we borrow your power. MEGA EVOLVE!" Slowbro then became Mega Slowbro.

"Suicune, use Extrasensory!" Suicune fired a Psychic pulse at Snorlax. It was defeated. "And now Venomoth, Bug Buzz!" Venomoth flapped its wings, firing green soundwaves at Mega Slowbro. It was Super Effective, but Mega Slowbro took it.

"And now Mismagius, it's your turn!" Out came my Ghost Type.

"I choose Ampharos!" Ethan shouted back.

"Mismagius, use Psychic!" Mismagius fired a blast of Psychic energy at Venomoth. It was finished.

"Okay Ampharos, use Thunder!" Ampharos fired lightning down onto Mega Slowbro who barely held on.

"You okay?" I asked it. "Use Psychic!" Mega Slowbro sent a blast of energy towards Ampharos. It hit and lowered its Sp. Defense.

"Typhlosion, you're last my friend!" Out came Ethan's Partner Pokémon; the scorching Typhlosion. "Use Flamethrower!" Typhlosion shot fire at Mismagius.

"Mismagius, use Shadow Ball!" Mismagius fired a black ball at Ampharos. Didn't quite take it down though.

"Now Ampharos, Dragon Pulse!" Ampharos fired the energy of a Dragon Type at Mega Slowbro, sealing the deal with it.

"No!" I shouted. Ethan had took down my Mega Evolution. "This isn't over! Go Hariyama!" Next up was my Fighting Type. "Fake Out!" Hariyama struck first and took down Ampharos.

"Oh yeah? How about this? Typhlosion, use Shadow Claw!" Typhlosion's claw turned black, and it slashed at Mismagius. It went down.

"It's up to us now!" I shouted.

"Typhlosion, Flamethrower!" Typhlosion shot fire at Hariyama. It crossed its arm to shield itself from the pyre.

"Now Hariyama, we know what to do!" The two of us put our arms out in front. "Alola will triumph over Johto! ALL OUT PUMMELING!" After doing a punching motion, Hariyama punched Typhlosion multiple times. One more big punch and Typhlosion almost went down.

"Typhlosion, use Shadow Claw again!" Typhlosion scratched at Hariyama again.

"Finish with Close Combat!" Hariyama punched Typhlosion a few times… defeating it!

"Aw… thanks anyway!"


"Hey," Ethan said. "Thanks. It was a fun match."

Red appeared on the scene. Ethan started fanboying a bit, even though he's met him a few times before. "Well," said Red. "Whilst I can't say I was a fan of the battle, you were the winner after all. Now, as for your responsibility-"

Suddenly, the tree shook. "What'zz going on?! Roto?!"

I looked over to see… Guzzlord! It was eating away at the Battle Tree! "Oh no!" I shouted. "Is this the responsibility?!" I asked Red.

"No!" he replied. "You've been working with Wicke on this, right? I'll get everyone down safely! Charizard! Get people to safety!"

"Good luck!" Ethan said.

"Elliott!" We saw Wicke, floating up on a Drifblim with Lucas.

"Hop on!" Lucas said.

I did, and we floated down to the bottom.

"I'll make sure everyone is okay," Lucas said, grabbing onto Drifblim again. "Elliott, we'll leave this one to you!"

I saw the massive Ultra Beast, feasting away at the tree. "Guzzlord!" I shouted. It turned to look at me. "Enough! You're just confused! We can get you back home!"

It wouldn't listen to us.

"Duty calls!" Wicke shouted. "Never thought I would have to use this!" She sent out a yellow Pokémon with black stripes on it. But it wasn't an Electabuzz.


Zeraora (ゼラオラ)

#403

Electric Type

Thunderclap Pokémon

4'11" (1.5 m)

98.1 lbs (44.5 kg)

It electrifies its claws and tears its opponents apart with them. Even if they dodge its attack, they'll be electrocuted by the flying sparks.

Mythical Pokémon.


"Where did you get that?!" I shouted.

"I just found it one day," Wicke said. "Use Plasma Fists to get its attention!" Zeraora's fists started sparking and it punched Guzzlord; that seemed to work.

Guzzlord backed away from the tree, and it started to slowly topple. "Everyone's going to get hurt!" Wicke shouted.

"Gothitelle, Psychic!"

Just then, we saw the tree started to go back to its position again. It was Hilbert, using his Gothitelle's Psychic to bring it back up again.

Then, using ropes, we saw Hau use Decidueye to assist. Blanche, Candela and Spark also used Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres. Chase and Elaine came in with Machamp and Alakazam to lift the tree up.

"We'll buy you some time!" said Elaine.

"Thanks!" I shouted. "Wicke, the Beast Balls!"

"Ah…" she said. "I forgot to mention… I only have one left…"

"Then we'll make it count! Roto!"

I saw the confused Ultra Beast before me. "I've got this!" I shouted.


Elliott Vs. Guzzlord

"Hariyama, go!" I shouted. Guzzlord had a lot of HP, so I needed to bank on it. We put our hands out once again. "Ready for round two Hariyama? ALL OUT PUMMELING!" Hariyama punched Guzzlord a few times. It almost finished it. Guzzlord then dashed into Hariyama covered in blue energy.

"That'zz Dragon Rush! Roto!"

"Let's do it!" I shouted. "Go Beast Ball!" I threw the Beast Ball at Guzzlord and… it stayed put!


"Is everyone okay?" I asked when Red came down with most of the Trainers in tow.

"Almost everyone," Red replied. We saw Guzma a bit tangled up in some of the vines.

"Decidueye!" Hau shouted. "Use Leaf Blade!" Decidueye flew up and cut the vines so that Guzma fell.

"Gothitelle, Psychic!" said Hilbert as Guzma was let slowly down.

"Thanks yo," Guzma said.

Just then, the Pokémon keeping the tree up let go; the tree was now on the ground.

"My work," Red said. "To think that an Ultra Beast could do this much damage..." Red fell to the ground. "Me and Blue had worked years on it..."

We all gathered around sadly. We could understand his pain.

"I wish there was something we could do..." I said.

"There is!" Lucas said. "Come with me briefly."

He took me round the corner where Red's back was. Lucas opened it.

"You can't just go through his stuff!" I said, just as Hoopa popped out. "Oh, it's you!" I said.

"Hoopa," Lucas said. "We need your assistance." He whispered in Hoopa's ear, and Hoopa opened a portal. "We won't be long," Lucas said.


Location: ?

Around me was what looked like ruins. Broken pillars were everywhere.

"Where are we?" I asked.

"Spear Pillar," Lucas said. "We're at the top of Mt. Coronet."

"So we're in the Sinnoh region. Roto. But... why are we here?"

Lucas got down on one knee. "Please. You must help us." Lucas looked back at me. "Well? Give me a hand!"

I did so. "What are we doing?"

"Just show respect when it arrives," Lucas said.

"When who?" I asked.

Just then, we saw swirling energy appear around us. Then, towering over, we saw a large Pokémon that was blue and four-legged. It had what looked like a crown on its back and a diamond in its chest.

"Dialga?!" I shouted.

"Dialga," Lucas said. "You have to help us. Due to the Ultra Beast disaster, a large tree has fallen in Alola. Please. I beg of you. I know I don't come to you often, but please reverse time on the tree and bring it back to its pristine state."

Dialga looked down at us again, then roared. A shockwave was let out across the horizon.

"What did it do? Zzt ztt."

"We will have to find out," Lucas said.


Location: Battle Tree

We got back to Alola where the Battle Tree was now back up. Everyone was standing around in awe.

"Impossible!" Hilbert said.

"It's not impossible," I said. "With Pokémon, fiction becomes fact!"

"What did you do?!" Hau asked.

"We had help from a friend," Lucas said. Maybe it was best we keep our encounter with Dialga secret.

"So, this responsibility," I asked Red.

"Well," said Red. "As you know, Giovanni has returned, and we want you to be the one who takes him down."

"Alright, Giov- wha?" I asked.

"Yes," Red said. "Giovanni. The leader of Team Rainbow Rocket. He's back at the Aether Foundation now with a bigger team, and you have the responsibility of dealing the final blow."

All this was started to gather onto me. "But… you're Red! The strongest Trainer in the world! Why don't you do it?"

"I'm leading the group attack," Red explained. "I mean… I will be a bit late but that's where all of you come in. Specifically, Ethan, Brendan, Lucas, Hilbert, Rosa, Calem, Chase, Elaine, Candela, Spark, Blanche, Hau… and you."

"This is…" I said. "I can't do that!"

"Yes you can!" Red told me. "You won this, so you are worthy! Listen… it's you vs. the world now."

That's all he left me with.

"You can do it. Roto."


Rotom's Move Dex!

Elliott izz our Last Resort. Roto…

Last Resort izz today'zz move! Zzt zzt!

Last Resort is a VERY strong Normal Type move that can only be uzzed when all other attackzz have been uzzed. Roto. So, make sure you get thozze other onezz in firzzt.

Pokémon that can learn Last Resort include Eevee, Ambipom and Klefki.

Now, we have to prepare. Roto.