Magnus had called out Reynard as his first Pokemon to battle with. The fox Pokemon barked at the Gym Leader and awaited Magnus's command.
"A Fire-Type." Erika smiled. "Why am I not surprised?"
"Reynard is more than a Fire-type. He's my Pokemon, and my Pokemon aren't going to back down from a fight."
"VULPIX!" Bring it!
"Go, Lileep! I choose you!" Erika tossed her Pokeball, revealing an ancient-looking Pokemon that resembled and undersea flower.
"A Lileep?" Magnus scanned it with his Pokedex, having never seen one in person. "Uh-oh, it's a Rock/Grass combination. Watch out for Rock-Type moves Reynard."
"Let the Battle begin!" The referee shouted.
"Go Reynard, use Flamethrower!" Reynard started the battle with a quick blast of flame from his mouth, dealing some damage to the Lileep.
"Lileep, use Ingrain!" The grass-Pokemon planted its roots into the ground, absorbing nutrients from the soil to heal itself.
"Hmm, a Pokemon that battles without moving..." Magnus judged Erika's style of using Lileep. "Reynard, use Will'o'Wisp!" Blue flames came from Reynard's tail and flew at the Lileep, surrounding it and converging, burning the Pokemon.
Lileep absorbed more nutrients from the soil, before being affected by the burn.
"Lileep, use Rock Slide!" Nearby rocks flew towards Reynard, striking the fox Pokemon trying to dodge them.
"As I expected... This is her Anti-Fire Pokemon. Reynard, use Confuse Ray!" A multi-colored beam blasted from Reynard's mouth, hitting the Lileep directly.
"Lileep, use Rock Slide!" The Lileep cast more rocks at Reynard, a few of them hitting it's rocky shell. A rock struck Reynard, damaging him badly.
"Now Reynard! Use Payback!" Reynard charged forth, glowing with dark energy, and bashing the Lileep with his body, dealing severe damage. The Lileep absorbed more nutrients from the ground, but was too confused to use its next move.
"Reynard, Flamethrower!" Reynard blasted the prehistoric Pokemon full-force, causing it to faint.
"Lileep, return!" Erika called back her Pokemon, kissing the pokeball as she put it away. "Go, Lombre!" Erika sent out a Lombre, a ditzy Water/Grass-type with a lilly pad on its head.
"Reynard, return!" Magnus called back Reynard, his job being done. "Go, Quake!" Magnus called out his Quagsire, who stared at the Lombre with quiet intensity.
"A Water-type? What're you up to?" Erika asked.
"You'll see..." Magnus smiled at her.
"Lombre, use Bullet-Seed!" The Lombre spat seeds at Quake, hitting him then bouncing off, almost harmlessly.
"Quake, use Sludge Bomb!" A sticky black blob gobbed itself from Quake's mouth and landed on the Lombre, dealing severe damage and sticking it to the ground, unable to move.
"Lombre, use Water Pulse and get out of that gunk." The Lombre tried, but could not move its arms enough to fully use the attack, only freeing itself slightly.
"Quake, Yawn." Magnus covered his ears as Quake let out a loud huge yawn, causing Lombre to yawn shortly afterward. Within seconds, Lombre was asleep.
"Lombre, wake up!" Erika yelled, but to no avail.
"Quake, Sludge Bomb once more!" Quake gobbed another black blob at the sleeping Lombre, making it fully unable to battle.
"Lombre return, you did great." The red light beamed the Pokemon out of the gunk and into the pokeball. "Tangrowth, finish this quickly!" A large mass of vines beamed out of the pokeball and raised its arms in aggression.
"Tangrowth, use Energy Ball!" A large ball of Grass-Energy appeared between its might vine-like arms and blasted Quake, knocking the Quagsire out cold.
"Quake, return. You did exceptionally well." Magnus beamed back his Water-Pokemon and placed the pokeball on his belt. "Go, Reynard! Show this overgrown salad who it's messing with!"
Reynard beamed out of his pokeball, his tails dancing for a battle.
"Vulpix Vul. Vulpix..." Alright, round 2. Let's do this.
"Reynard, use Flamethrower!" A blast of fire struck one of the Tangrowth's vines, causing it to panic a little bit.
"Tangrowth, use Earthquake!" The Tangrowth slammed its vines into the ground, causing it to split and strike Reynard, knocking him out.
"Return, Reynard. You did great." Magnus called back the fox Pokemon. "Go, Red. Finish this fight."
"Tangrowth, use Bind!" The Tangrowth expanded its vines and grabbed at Red.
"Red, use Flame Wheel!" Red curled into a ball of flames, burning Tangrowth's hand and slamming into the Vine Pokemon's body.
"Tangrowth, use Earthquake!" The ground shook beneath their feet.
"Red, use Defense Curl!" The red Quilava curled into a ball, defending itself against the Ground-based attack.
"Now, Flame Wheel!" Red enveloped himself in flames again, and slammed into the Tangrowth, causing it to fall to the ground. As it struggled to lift its weight from the ground, Red was right above it angled for attack.
"Red, use Ember!" A barrage of tiny flames blasted forth, raining upon the Tangrowth, causing it to faint.
"Tangrowth return." Erika beamed her Pokemon back into the pokeball. "You've beaten me, I present you with the Rainbowbadge."
"Thank you ma'am. We should go heal our Pokemon, it's best to be prepared."
"Exactly what I was thinking."
Magnus had his Pokemon healed and hung around the Gym until the rest of the group was ready to leave for lunch.