Episode Twenty-Nine
Last time, our heroes caught themselves a decent amount of Pokemon in the Safari Zone. However, they had to deal with two hunters, who were both trying to get their hands on a Dragonair. Our heroes were able to stop them, and then Amanda defeated Dragonair in a one on one battle to make the dragon type one of her new Pokemon. Now, it's back into Fuchsia City as the journey continues.
Mark, Amanda and Michelle were all smiling as they stepped back into the city.
"It feels great to be back here again." Said Amanda.
"The past few days in the jungle were fun, but getting back to regular life is much better." Said Michelle.
"I can't wait to hit the gym and win my Soul Badge!" Amanda cried. At that point, everyone's stomach growled.
"I think we should hit a restaurant first and get something to eat." Said Mark.
"Good idea." Said Michelle.
"Looks like it's food first, and then we head to the gym." Said Amanda. The first place they went to was full, but the second place had plenty of room available, so Michelle asked for a table of three. The restaurant host led them to a corner table in the outside portion.
"This is a pretty good view." Said Amanda.
"We can see the street clear from here." Said Mark. Plenty of cars, trucks and busses drove by, honking their horns as they passed.
"So, Pikachu, did you enjoy visiting the Safari Zone?" asked Amanda.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu cried happily, which meant 'It was a lot of fun.'
"How about you, Eevee?" asked Michelle.
"Eevee." Eevee squealed, which meant 'I had a great time.' Their server came to take their food orders.
"What can I get for the three of you on this fine day?" he asked.
"All of us will have some root beer to drink, please." Said Mark.
Three root beers, got it." Said the waiter. "Now, how about for food?"
"One hamburger with fries for me." Said Mark.
"A chicken Caesar salad and some spaghetti for me." Said Michelle.
"Two slices of cheese pizza." Said Amanda.
"Okay, I will be back with your orders as soon as possible." Said the server, and he disappeared.
"I wonder what kind of Pokemon Koga's going to use." Said Amanda.
"Unless I'm mistaken, I think he'll likely use poison types." Said Michelle. "You should use a psychic type to counter that."
"The only psychic type I have is Abra, and he's at Professor Oak's lab." Said Amanda.
"That's no problem. You can easily make an exchange." Said Mark.
"There's just one small problem." Said Amanda. "All Abra can do is teleport."
"I forgot about that." Said Michelle.
"Wait a minute, there might be another option." Said Mark. "What about that Venonat you caught in the Safari Zone? I'm pretty sure it can use psychic attacks."
"That's right!" Michelle cried excitedly. "Venonat would be a great option."
"You'll have to make a party swap because of the six Pokemon limit, though." Said Mark.
"Which Pokemon should I swap out, though?" Amanda wondered.
"I would suggest Fearow because it never does what you tell it to do." Said Michelle.
"Right, but I'm confident I can fix that problem." Said Amanda. "I think I know which change I'm going to make." She opened up her Pokedex and pressed the exchange button. Nidoran's ball was sent to Professor Oak's lab and the Safari Ball that contained Venonat appeared.
"I hope this change works out." Said Amanda.
"We'll just have to wait and see." Said Michelle. The waiter returned with their drinks and then went back inside.
"I wonder where exactly the gym is." Said Amanda.
"I think we'll have to figure that out for ourselves." Said Mark. They took their time sipping their drinks, and by the time the waiter returned with their food twenty-five minutes later, the glasses were all empty.
"I hope all of this will meet your satisfaction." He said. "Would either of you like any refills?"
"No thanks." Said Michelle. The waiter left them alone to enjoy their meal.
"This is some of the best pasta that I've ever had." Said Michelle.
"This pizza is so good, I wish I could have it every day." Said Amanda.
"I'm not sure if that's a good idea." Said Mark.
"They say that eating the same food every day isn't healthy for your body." Said Michelle. "That's why it's recommended to have a variety of foods." They took time eating because neither of them wanted to get indigestion. Once they finally finished, Mark paid the bill and the three of them left the restaurant.
"Well, let's go look for the gym!" cried Amanda.
"She's definitely excited about trying to win her next badge." Michelle whispered to Mark.
"I can tell based on that confident smile of hers." Mark whispered back.
"Pikachu, do you think we'll win?" Amanda asked.
"Pika Pikachu." Pikachu answered, which meant 'If you pay attention to what's happening and strategize well, then I think you have a good shot.' They found the gym a couple of streets away from where the Pokemon Center was. The gym was shaped like a temple, and it had all sorts of various Japanese text written on it.
"Well, this is it." Said Amanda. "Let's do our best, Pikachu." The three of them went inside carefully and looked around.
"Hello, is anybody here?" asked Michelle. They waited a bit, but there was no answer.
"Well, if nobody's home, we may as well come back another time." Said Amanda.
"Wait a minute, we can't do that." Said Mark. "The whole idea of coming here was so that you could win a badge, right?"
"Right." Amanda answered.
"And without this badge, you can't get into the Pokemon League, right?" asked Michelle.
"Right." Said Amanda.
"Then, we have to stay here until you get your badge." Said Mark. They slowly moved forward, only to find ninja stars being aimed at them.
"What the?" Amanda wondered. Everyone ducked to avoid being hit, and then a young woman in a ninja outfit jumped down from the ceiling.
"Greetings, Pokemon trainers." Said the woman. "My name is Janine, and I would like to welcome you to the Fuchsia gym. Which one of you is the challenger?"
"That would be me." Said Amanda.
"Where are you from, young lady?" asked Janine.
"I'm from right here in Fuchsia." Said Amanda.
"A local challenger. We don't really get those too often, so this will be a treat." Said Janine. "In this gym, there's a condition that must be met before you're allowed to face the leader. How many badges do you have so far?"
"I have five." Said Amanda. "This would be number six if I win it."
"You must be pretty strong if you've won that many badges already." Said Janine. "I must say, I'm quite impressed. Now, the condition is that before you can face the gym leader, you must face me in a warm up battle using just one Pokemon each."
"That's no problem." Said Amanda.
"Also, all of you are required to wear special clothes when doing battle here." Said Janine. She led the trio into a room that had all sorts of kimono outfits.
"I don't think I've worn any of those before." Said Michelle.
"Neither have I." said Amanda.
"Those are the special clothes I was just talking about." Said Janine. "All challengers, as well as any friends accompanying them, are required to wear these outfits here in the Fuchsia gym." She gave each of them a kimono and allowed them the use of the change room. When they came out, they were all wearing the special clothes, with each one being a different color. Michelle had a bright blue kimono with a white belt, Mark had a green kimono with a blue belt, and Amanda had a pink kimono with a blue belt.
"These look pretty nice on us." Said Amanda. "What do you think, Pikachu?"
"Pika pikachu!" Pikachu happily answered, which meant 'Pink definitely suits you.'
"What do you think of my kimono, Eevee?" Michelle asked.
"Eevee." Eevee squealed, which meant 'It definitely makes you feel special.'
"Now that all of you are dressed properly, we can do battle." Said Janine, and she took them to the gym's battle arena.
"Challenger, please select your Pokemon." Said Janine.
"Pikachu, are you ready to show Janine your battle skills?" asked Amanda.
"Pika!" Pikachu cried, which meant 'I'm as ready as I'll ever be.' He leapt off Amanda's shoulder and onto the battlefield.
"So you've chosen a Pikachu." Said Janine. "All right, then I'll choose Venomoth." She threw a Poke Ball and Venonat's evolved form appeared in a blaze of light. Its eyes were smaller than Venonat's, and it also had wings. Amanda checked her Pokedex for information.
"Venomoth, the poison moth Pokemon. Venomoth only appear at night to hunt down their prey."
"It's not nighttime, though. It's the middle of the day." Said Amanda.
"That matters not." Said Janine. "Battle begin now."
"Pikachu, start off with your Thunderbolt!" Amanda commanded. Pikachu gave its loud cry and unleashed a bolt of yellow lightning at Venomoth. The bug type was in some pain, but it hung tough.
"Venomoth, Tackle attack." Janine ordered. Venomoth flew in close to attempt the move, but Pikachu dodged it.
"Quick Attack!" Amanda ordered. Pikachu raced at Venomoth with its full speed and hit the bug type in the middle of its body.
"Disable." Janine calmly instructed. Venomoth's eyes glowed red briefly, and Pikachu felt it.
"Try another Thunderbolt!" Amanda ordered. Pikachu tried to unleash its attack, but nothing happened.
"Disable temporarily prevents one of Pikachu's attacks from being used, and in this case, it's Thunderbolt." Said Michelle.
"Looks like we'll have to try and win with something other than electricity." Said Amanda. "Use your Swift attack!" Pikachu shot yellow stars from its body, and the stars hit Venomoth.
"Use Whirlwind." Janine commanded. Venomoth whipped up a powerful wind, which sent Pikachu flying backwards up against the wall.
"Pikachu!" Amanda cried. Thankfully, Pikachu raced back into action quickly, putting a smile on Amanda's face.
"Use Mega Punch!" she ordered. Pikachu readied itself and gave Venomoth a punch in the wings.
"Psybeam!" Janine called. Venomoth shot a pink psychic beam at Pikachu, but it used Agility to avoid the move.
"Go for another Swift!" Amanda called.
"Venomoth, use your own Swift attack!" Janine called out. Both Pokemon shot stars at each other, but they got cancelled out.
"Now then, Venomoth, Poison Powder." Said Janine. Venomoth sprinkled purple ink powder onto Pikachu, and it slowly started to lose energy.
"Uh oh." Said Michelle.
"You have to try to end this quickly before that poison completely knocks Pikachu out." Said Mark.
"I'm trying." Said Amanda. "Quick Attack!" Pikachu raced at Venomoth and hit it hard with the attack, but the poison started taking a bit of a toll on Pikachu.
"Venomoth, Take Down now!" Janine ordered. Venomoth charged hard at Pikachu, doing some damage, but it suffered some additional damage due to the recoil.
"Time for a Double Team!" Amanda ordered. Pikachu made copies of itself, and Venomoth fired Psybeam at the illusions, leaving only the real Pikachu.
"Slam it!" Amanda cried. Pikachu jumped with all of its might and slammed down hard on Venomoth, preventing it from moving around.
"Now then, give it another Swift." Said Amanda. Pikachu fired more stars right at Venomoth, finally knocking the poison type out.
"We did it!" Amanda cried. Pikachu happily ran back over, but it cried out in pain because of the poison affects. Janine recalled Venomoth and handed Amanda an antidote.
"This will heal Pikachu of the poisoning." She said. Amanda sprayed it onto Pikachu and the little mouse was as good as new.
"Thanks a lot, Janine." Said Amanda. They then heard a clapping sound, and a man in a pink ninja suit entered.
"Impressive battling, miss." He said, his direction focused on Amanda.
"Thank you, sir." Said Amanda.
"I am Koga, and I'm the leader of this gym." He said. He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a badge shaped like a pink heart. "If this is what you seek, then you must defeat me in battle first."
"That's exactly what I'm intending to do." Said Amanda.
"It will be a three on three battle. No substitutions, and no time limit." Said Koga.
"Pikachu, can you still battle?" Amanda asked.
"I think Pikachu should rest up a bit after that bout of poison that it went through." Said Michelle.
"Your friend there has a good recommendation." Said Koga. Pikachu went with Michelle, and Amanda and Koga took their places on the battle field.
"Are you ready, young lady?" Koga asked.
"Yes, sir!" Amanda exclaimed.
"We shall begin." Said Koga, and he threw his first Poke Ball. "Weezing, assume battle position!" A purple Pokemon with two spherical heads appeared in a blaze of light. It had a thin tube with another sphere in the center. Amanda brought out her Pokedex.
"Weezing, the poison gas Pokemon. Weezing mixes its gases by inflating one head and deflating the other. When its gases mix, Weezing becomes more toxic and putrid."
"I choose you, Venonat!" Amanda cried, and she threw the ball. Venonat appeared on the field instantly.
"Venonat. Very interesting choice." Said Koga.
"This is your first battle, Venonat, so I hope you know what you're doing." Said Amanda. Janine acted as the referee.
"Trainers, begin the battle!" she cried.
"Weezing, Smokescreen attack!" Koga ordered. Weezing unleashed a cloud of black smoke, which covered the field so much that neither Amanda nor Venonat could see. Michelle and Mark started coughing.
"There's too much smoke!" Michelle complained.
"Don't worry, I'm going to try and get rid of it." Said Amanda. "Venonat, use your Psybeam!" Venonat unleashed a pink beam from its eyes, but all the smoke caused the attack to miss.
"Weezing, go in for a Tackle attack." Koga ordered.
"You too, Venonat!" Amanda commanded. Both Pokemon charged at each other and hit the other directly, canceling out the damage.
"How can they see like that?" asked Mark.
"Like this." Amanda answered. "Venonat, use your Disable to clear the smoke." Venonat's red eyes glowed brightly and focused on the smoke. In an instant, the field was clear again.
"That's much better." Said Michelle.
"Yes, very clever." Said Koga. "Weezing, Sludge attack!" Weezing fired black ink out of its mouth, but Venonat rolled out of the way to avoid being hit.
"Great work, Venonat." Said Amanda. "Use your Stun Spore!" Venonat sprayed gold powder toward Weezing, but it floated out of the way to avoid being paralyzed.
"You may be smart but remember that I'm an experienced gym leader." Said Koga. "Weezing, Smog attack!" Weezing spewed out a purple poison cloud at Venonat, but this time it dodged by jumping up, causing the poison cloud to hit the floor.
"Okay Venonat, Sleep Powder attack!" Amanda called. Venonat sprayed blue powder toward Weezing, and although it tried to dodge, it floated right into the powder and fell asleep.
"Weezing, no!" Koga cried.
"Psybeam, now!" Amanda commanded. Venonat shot its psychic beam at Weezing, which did a lot of damage. However, Weezing woke up right away.
"Tackle." Koga calmly instructed. Weezing did minor damage with its attack.
"Venonat, use your Supersonic!" Amanda ordered. Venonat shot confusion waves out, which hit Weezing and caused it to bang into the walls.
"Weezing, what are you doing?" asked Koga.
"Venonat's Supersonic made Weezing get all confused, and now it doesn't know where it's going." Said Mark.
"Finish it, Venonat. Psychic!" Amanda cried. Venonat unleashed a powerful shot of psychic energy at Weezing, sending it tumbling to the floor and knocking it out.
"Weezing is unable to battle. Venonat is the winner." Declared Janine.
"You just got your first win, Venonat!" Amanda cried. "Well done!" Weezing was recalled, and Koga reached for another Poke Ball.
"You handled Weezing well, but this next one won't be so easy." Said Koga, and he threw the ball. A large, sticky Pokemon with purple sludge, two small eyes, an enormous mouth, grey tongue and strands of ooze connecting its top and bottom jaws appeared in a blaze of white light. Mark and Michelle didn't take too kindly to its presence, however.
"What is that awful smell?" Michelle asked. Eevee and Pikachu couldn't stand the smell either.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu cried, which meant 'I'm glad I'm not battling that thing.'
"Eevee." Eevee squealed, which meant 'So am I.' Amanda held her nose to avoid the smell and brought out her Pokedex.
"Muk, the sludge Pokemon. It leaks toxins that instantly kill all plant life that it touches. Trainers are advised to avoid contact with this Pokemon at all costs."
"Unfortunately, I don't really have a choice." Said Amanda. "Venonat, use Confusion." Venonat's eyes glowed blue.
"Acid Armor." Said Koga. Venonat's attack came out, but Muk was nowhere to be seen.
"What happened?" Amanda wondered.
"Acid Armor makes Muk invisible and also increases its defense." Said Michelle. Muk then re-appeared with a big smile on its face.
"Go for the Body Slam!" Koga commanded. Muk slithered over to Venonat and smothered it with its body.
"Venonat!" Ammanda cried. Venonat tried to wiggle its way out but was having no luck.
"Keep Venonat pinned down." Said Koga. Muk kept a firm hold, but Venonat somehow found a way to wiggle out of its grasp. And amazingly, it still hadn't been knocked out.
"Way to hang in there, Venonat." Said Amanda. "Psychic, now!" Venonat obeyed and started to perform the powerful move.
"Muk, Minimize." Ordered Koga. Muk immediately shrunk to a small version, resulting in Venonat's attack not doing anything. Muk then returned to normal size.
"Sludge attack." Said Muk. Muk shot pink sludge out of its body, but Venonat lowered itself enough to avoid being hit.
"There you go, Venonat." Said Amanda. "Psybeam!" Venonat shot a powerful beam, but because of the earlier Acid Armor, it didn't do as much damage.
"Harden." Said Koga. Muk's body shone and hardened itself to increase its defense.
"Venonat, go for Stun Spore!" Amanda ordered. Venonat shot gold dust at Muk, which paralyzed it to slow it down.
"That should do it." Said Amanda. "Now use your Disable." Venonat concentrated hard and took away the use of Muk's Body Slam.
"That's our best attack." Said Koga. "We'll have to try something else. Use a Thunderbolt." Muk formed a bolt of lightning on its head, and shot it at Venonat, making it scream in pain.
"No way! A poison type like Muk can use electric attacks?" Michelle wondered.
"Pikachu." Pikachu said, which meant 'That was unexpected.'
"I'm surprised too, Michelle." Said Mark. "Koga's doing what he's supposed to do as a gym leader, though, by throwing in surprises like that." Venonat was eventually able to shake off the Thunderbolt and was still able to battle.
"I thought that Thunderbolt would've knocked Venonat out." Said Janine.
"I thought so too." Said Koga.
"Confusion!" Amanda ordered. Venonat concentrated on Muk and glowed bright blue eyes. Muk went to retaliate, only to slither up against Koga instead.
"Uh, Muk, I'm not the one you're supposed to attack." Said Koga.
"Venonat's attack made it get confused." Said Mark.
"Excellent work, Venonat." Said Amanda. "Now, Tackle attack!" Venonat ran up to Muk and gave it a hard tackle, knocking the poison type backwards a bit.
"Try a Mega Punch." Said Koga. Muk reared back to hit Venonat with the punch, only for it to punch itself.
"Goodness gracious, Muk, what are you doing?!" Koga demanded.
"It's all part of the effect of Confusion." Said Michelle.
"She's absolutely right." Said Amanda. "Venonat, another Psybeam!" Venonat unleashed its beam, which did more damage to Muk. The poison type was built like a tank, however, and still wouldn't go down. Muk then shook off the confusion and readied itself again.
"Double Edge." Said Koga. Muk lowered its head and knocked Venonat back a bit, but the bug type was just as strong as Muk and still wouldn't quit.
"Tackle it again, Venonat!" Amanda ordered. Venonat gave its hardest and strongest tackle attack, but Muk still wasn't ready to go down.
"I think it's obvious that both Amanda and Koga have some strong Pokemon." Said Michelle. "I don't know how much longer either of them can last, though."
"Muk's taken a lot of damage from those psychic attacks, but Venonat took a lot of damage from that surprising Thunderbolt." Said Mark. "I still think Venonat has an advantage here, but Amanda needs to knock out that Muk."
"Muk, try using your tongue to lick Venonat's face." Said Koga. Muk obeyed and got its tongue out, but Venonat's radar eyes sensed the attack and blocked it.
"Great use of the radar, Venonat." Said Amanda. "Psychic attack, now!" Venonat unleashed a powerful psychic move on Muk, doing a lot of damage. Muk was able to hang in, but it looked like it could faint at any moment.
"Sludge attack." Said Koga. Muk tried to shoot the poisonous ink, but it froze due to the effect of the earlier paralysis.
"Now to finish this thing off. Tackle!" Amanda shouted. Venonat ran in and tackled Muk to the ground, finally knocking out the strong poison type.
"Muk is unable to battle." Said Janine. "Venonat wins!"
"Great job, Venonat!" cried Amanda. "Just one more to go, and then that badge will be ours!"
"I'm not sure if Venonat can last another full round." Said Michelle.
"We'll just have to see about that." Said Amanda. Koga recalled Muk and led the trio outside. Janine followed close behind.
"For this last part of the battle, I figured we would need as much space as possible considering the Pokemon that I plan to use here." Said Koga. He grabbed another Poke Ball and threw it.
"I choose you, Golbat!" he cried. A purple Pokemon similar to Zubat but much larger appeared. Golbat's mouth, wings and teeth were much bigger than its pre-evolved form. Amanda got her Pokedex out.
"Golbat, the bat Pokemon. Golbat feeds on both human and Pokemon blood for sustenance and is capable of drinking ten ounces of blood in one sitting."
"That's a lot of blood." Said Amanda. "Be careful with this one, Venonat."
"Trainers, begin!" Janine cried.
"Venonat, Psybeam!" called Amanda. Venonat obeyed, but the attack came out underpowered, and not much damage was done to Golbat.
"Venonat's battle with Muk forced it to use a lot of energy." Said Amanda. "Now it's tired out."
"Wing Attack." Koga calmly ordered. Golbat flew down on Venonat, spread its wings out and defeated the bug Pokemon with the move.
"Venonat is unable to battle. Golbat wins." Janine declared.
"Excellent job, Golbat." Said Koga. Amanda held out Venonat's ball.
"Venonat, return." Said Amanda. Venonat got sucked back into the ball in a blaze of red energy.
"You did really well for your first battle, Venonat. I'm very proud of you." Said Amanda. She had a quick thought of which Pokemon to send out next and grabbed another ball.
"Since he's using a flying type, I may as well do the same thing." Said Amanda.
"She's not seriously going to take a risk, is she?" asked Michelle.
"I think she is." Said Mark.
"Pika!" Pikachu cried, which meant 'No, Amanda, don't do it!' However, Amanda began to throw the ball.
"I choose you, Fearow!" she cried. The strong flying type appeared in a blaze of white light and squawked loudly at Golbat.
"Amanda, you know Fearow doesn't listen to you!" Michelle cried.
"Maybe today is the day that changes." Said Amanda. "Fearow, swoop in on Golbat and use your Peck attack, now!" Fearow stared blankly, and then flew off to a corner of the roof. It grunted loudly and then went to sleep. Amanda was furious.
"Give me a break, Fearow!" she yelled. "You can nap later, but right now, I want you to battle Golbat! Get down from there right now!" Fearow refused to move, however, and remained perched in his spot on the roof.
"Fearow is disqualified due to leaving the battle area and refusing to fight. Golbat wins." Janine declared.
"Ugh, how embarrassing." Said Mark. Amanda angrily got out Fearow's ball and recalled the Pokemon.
"Embarrassing is right." She said. "I only have one Pokémon left now, so I have to make this choice count." She grabbed a ball and tossed it into the air.
"Arcanine, I choose you!" Amanda cried. The big fire type appeared on the field in a blaze of white light.
"I'm counting on you, Arcanine." Said Amanda.
"Golbat, use Bite." Said Koga. Golbat flew in close and bit Arcanine with its teeth. The fire type howled in pain, but thankfully, wasn't poisoned.
"Way to hang tough, Arcanine." Said Amanda. "Take Down!" Arcanine races at Golbat with full speed ready to take down the poisonous bat, but Golbat flew out of the way to avoid the attack.
"Confuse Ray!" Koga ordered. Golbat shot a confusion ray at Arcanine.
"Agility now!" ordered Amanda. Arcanine used its speed to dodge each of the rays, leaving Golbat very frustrated.
"Flamethrower!" Amanda ordered. Arcanine shot a strong line of fire right at Golbat, hitting the flying type and leaving one of its wings burned.
"That's not good for Golbat." Said Michelle. "Its speed is going to get hampered now."
"Go for another Bite." Koga ordered. Because of the burn, Golbat's speed had indeed been affected, and Arcanine was able to dodge the move.
"Trap that Golbat, Arcanine!" cried Amanda. "Fire Spin!" Arcanine shot a spinning wheel of fire at the flying type, surrounding it and preventing it from moving.
"We've got it now." Said Amanda. Golbat looked for a way out of the fire vortex, but couldn't do so.
"It's all over, Koga!" cried Amanda. "Finish it with Fire Blast!" Arcanine shot a powerful fire star at Golbat, knocking out the flying type.
"Golbat is unable to battle!" Janine cried. "The winner is challenger Amanda!"
"We did it, Arcanine!" cried Amanda, and the two of them embraced in a big hug. Koga recalled Golbat and walked over to Amanda.
"You demonstrated powerful skills, young lady, and your Pokémon all did well. I am happy to award you with the Soul Badge." He Said. Amanda gladly took the badge and struck a pose with it.
"We got a Soul Badge!" she cried. Once everyone was back in their regular clothes and had made their way back to the entrance, Koga cleared his throat.
"I have a bit of an announcement to make." He Said. "When the three of you first arrived and saw that the gym was closed, it was because of two reasons. One, it was the day of our required weekly meditation. Two, after the meditation finished, I received a phone call from the Indigo Conference. They want me to be an Elite Four member in the Johto region, and I happily accepted the offer."
"That's great, Koga." Said Michelle.
"However, that also means that this battle we just had was my last one as the leader of the Fuchsia gym." Said Koga. "Janine will handle all gym leader duties here from this point onward."
"Congrats, Janine." Said Amanda.
"Do you think I'll do well, father?" Janine asked.
"I certainly think so." Said Koga. "You gave Amanda a good battle earlier before she had to face me."
"Thank you for the vote of confidence, father." Said Janine.
"Let's get a move on, guys." Said Amanda. The three of them left the gym with their heads held high. Now that Amanda has six badges at her disposal, she's one step closer to being able to compete in the Pokemon League. What will happen in her next adventure? Find out next time.
TO BE CONTINUED
Amanda's Party: Pikachu, Fearow, Wartortle, Weepinbell, Arcanine, Venonat
Michelle's Party: Eevee, Electabuzz, Doduo, Psyduck, Ponyta, Charmander
Mark's Party: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Diglett, Gastly, Lapras, Nidorino
Amanda's Spare Pokemon at Oak's Lab: Rattata, Haunter, Magikarp, Butterfree, Zubat, Abra, Tentacruel, Pidgeotto, Dratini, Clefairy, Scyther, Flareon, Nidoran Male, Rhyhorn, Goldeen, Dragonair
Michelle's Spare Pokemon at Oak's Lab: Gengar, Sandshrew, Nidoran Female, Poliwag, Tangela, Chansey