"Who's gonna be my next opponent out of you bunch of pansies?" Lt. Surge called out to the large group of trainers, clearly looking forward to the fights ahead.
"That will be me!" Eileen shouted as she stepped forward from the crowd after dramatically opening the doors of the gym, "You best prepare one of those victory ba- AH it is so damn bright in here!" The blinding light from all the electricity temporarily causing her to get distracted as she covered her eyes with her hand while digging for her sunglasses with another. "That's better," she muttered after taking a moment to composing herself. She was ready for this gym battle now, having psyched herself for it for the past few hours. In her mind, there was no way she could lose with the strategy she had come up with. 'It's a dangerous one, but I know it can be done.'
"Hah! I like that attitude girl! I?ll be sure to beat you in this battle to keep all your buddies from acting as cocky as you!" Lt. Surge replied with a hearty laugh, ignoring the angry complaints from the other Trainers that had been skipped in line. The gym leader and challenger both walked to their spots on the gym's battle ground, both ready for a tough battle.
"First off, this is just going to be a one on one battle. One Pokemon each, mano a mano! Whoever's Pokemon gets beaten, loses! No time limits or anything like that! Now, let's begin! I, Lt. Surge, accept your challenge!" With that, the battle begun and Lt. Surge called out one of his strongest Pokemon: Jolteon.
"This fella here will make this battle end quickly!" Lt. Surge called out to Eileen as she took out her own Pokeball.
"We'll see about that!" she yelled back, sending Hughes out to battle. It had been a tough decision choosing who she would have battle, but in the end it had to go to Hughes. Dalton was still too inexperienced in battle, even though he did have the advantage of being a ground type. 'I'm sure I could win with Dalton, but not without taking a few days to come up with a strategy and train him. Hughes is already used to my training, so he doesn?t need as much time to learn strategies.'
With the two Pokemon out now, the battle truly began. Both Trainers told their Pokemon to attack; Lt. Surge telling his Jolteon to use Quick Attack while Eileen had Hughes use a Bite attack. The Jolteon was fast; too fast for Hughes to be able to retaliate with a bite. The fire Pokemon was hit with the Quick Attack and sent skidding back a few feet.
'That Jolteon is faster and stronger than Hughes since it is an evolved form. Not sure if I accounted for such a difference,' Eileen thought to herself watching the battle, her battle plan adapting slightly to fit this Pokemon. "Hughes, use Flame Wheel!"
"Jolteon, hit him with a Thundershock!" Lt. Surge yelled to his Pokemon. His Jolteon sent bolts of electricity at Hughes, a few missing from the speed of the attack. A few of the bolts were brushed off from the flicking flames, but a good one managed to hit Hughes and veered him off course. He never slowed his roll, making a sharp turn to hit the Jolteon hard.
This time it was the Jolteon that fell back a few feet, recovering itself as Hughes went in for a Bite. "Use Quick Attack to get outta there!" Lt. Surge ordered, his Pokemon evading the brunt of the opponent's attack, "Now use Tackle before he gets his bearings!"
The Jolteon rushed forward as fast as it could, hitting the fire Pokemon before retreating after its Bite attack to the leg. The two Pokemon had only hit each other with a few moves, but already they seemed tired from the battle. 'This is what happens when two Pokemon so close in strength battle,' Eileen thought, still sure that victory would be hers with one move.
"Hughes, use Flame Wheel again!" Eileen said loudly, watching as Lt. Surge ordered his Jolteon to use Thundershock again. The electric attack hit Hughes just as he was about to hit the Jolteon, though this time he still managed to hit the Pokemon on the first run. He followed through with a Bite attack to the leg. The Jolteon attacked with its own Quick Attack to put some distance between the two, and both Pokemon found themselves back to where they started.
'Flame Wheel is a stronger move than Thundershock, and Jolteon?s Defense is weaker than its Special Defense. I think we're almost there.'
The battle raged on, with both Pokemon taking hits. Though Jolteon was naturally faster, the constant Bites to his legs impeded his ability to successfully evade attacks. That didn't mean Hughes was off the hook though; the Jolteon still had its dangerous Thundershock and Quick Attacks that would hit him.
The two Pokemon were tired at this point in the battle, both at a very weak stage. Eileen and Lt. Surge could tell that his Jolteon was strong enough to last if this battle continued the way it was. "I'm gonna end this right now! Jolteon, charge up and unleash a Thundershock!" Lt. Surge yelled intensely.
"Hughes, use Reversal before it can attack!" Eileen shouted right after Lt. Surge called his order. Hughes began to glow slightly, and as the Jolteon sent out its Thundershock he unleashed the Reversal attack. The spiraling energy hit the Thundershock, the stronger attack going straight through as it hit the Jolteon. The Pokemon was sent flying out of the battle ground, hitting the wall with a loud thud!
"Jeez, another loss! I'll make sure this isn't a continuing thing!" Lt. Surge said, looking at the other Trainers lined up as he returned his Pokemon. "Victory was yours today. This here bag contains your prizes, including the ThunderBadge."
"Yes!" Eileen shouted happily, accepting the prize bag before attending to the worn out Hughes. He was tired and worn out, but he seemed pleased with his victory. "After a victory like that you deserve something nice Hughes. With the money from the check, what I pawned off, and this victory we can afford some nice things buddy," she told her Pokemon, giving him one of her potions to help him out. "Another victory!" she told the group, turning around and giving a thumbs up to everyone.
"That will be me!" Eileen shouted as she stepped forward from the crowd after dramatically opening the doors of the gym, "You best prepare one of those victory ba- AH it is so damn bright in here!" The blinding light from all the electricity temporarily causing her to get distracted as she covered her eyes with her hand while digging for her sunglasses with another. "That's better," she muttered after taking a moment to composing herself. She was ready for this gym battle now, having psyched herself for it for the past few hours. In her mind, there was no way she could lose with the strategy she had come up with. 'It's a dangerous one, but I know it can be done.'
"Hah! I like that attitude girl! I?ll be sure to beat you in this battle to keep all your buddies from acting as cocky as you!" Lt. Surge replied with a hearty laugh, ignoring the angry complaints from the other Trainers that had been skipped in line. The gym leader and challenger both walked to their spots on the gym's battle ground, both ready for a tough battle.
"First off, this is just going to be a one on one battle. One Pokemon each, mano a mano! Whoever's Pokemon gets beaten, loses! No time limits or anything like that! Now, let's begin! I, Lt. Surge, accept your challenge!" With that, the battle begun and Lt. Surge called out one of his strongest Pokemon: Jolteon.
"This fella here will make this battle end quickly!" Lt. Surge called out to Eileen as she took out her own Pokeball.
"We'll see about that!" she yelled back, sending Hughes out to battle. It had been a tough decision choosing who she would have battle, but in the end it had to go to Hughes. Dalton was still too inexperienced in battle, even though he did have the advantage of being a ground type. 'I'm sure I could win with Dalton, but not without taking a few days to come up with a strategy and train him. Hughes is already used to my training, so he doesn?t need as much time to learn strategies.'
With the two Pokemon out now, the battle truly began. Both Trainers told their Pokemon to attack; Lt. Surge telling his Jolteon to use Quick Attack while Eileen had Hughes use a Bite attack. The Jolteon was fast; too fast for Hughes to be able to retaliate with a bite. The fire Pokemon was hit with the Quick Attack and sent skidding back a few feet.
'That Jolteon is faster and stronger than Hughes since it is an evolved form. Not sure if I accounted for such a difference,' Eileen thought to herself watching the battle, her battle plan adapting slightly to fit this Pokemon. "Hughes, use Flame Wheel!"
"Jolteon, hit him with a Thundershock!" Lt. Surge yelled to his Pokemon. His Jolteon sent bolts of electricity at Hughes, a few missing from the speed of the attack. A few of the bolts were brushed off from the flicking flames, but a good one managed to hit Hughes and veered him off course. He never slowed his roll, making a sharp turn to hit the Jolteon hard.
This time it was the Jolteon that fell back a few feet, recovering itself as Hughes went in for a Bite. "Use Quick Attack to get outta there!" Lt. Surge ordered, his Pokemon evading the brunt of the opponent's attack, "Now use Tackle before he gets his bearings!"
The Jolteon rushed forward as fast as it could, hitting the fire Pokemon before retreating after its Bite attack to the leg. The two Pokemon had only hit each other with a few moves, but already they seemed tired from the battle. 'This is what happens when two Pokemon so close in strength battle,' Eileen thought, still sure that victory would be hers with one move.
"Hughes, use Flame Wheel again!" Eileen said loudly, watching as Lt. Surge ordered his Jolteon to use Thundershock again. The electric attack hit Hughes just as he was about to hit the Jolteon, though this time he still managed to hit the Pokemon on the first run. He followed through with a Bite attack to the leg. The Jolteon attacked with its own Quick Attack to put some distance between the two, and both Pokemon found themselves back to where they started.
'Flame Wheel is a stronger move than Thundershock, and Jolteon?s Defense is weaker than its Special Defense. I think we're almost there.'
The battle raged on, with both Pokemon taking hits. Though Jolteon was naturally faster, the constant Bites to his legs impeded his ability to successfully evade attacks. That didn't mean Hughes was off the hook though; the Jolteon still had its dangerous Thundershock and Quick Attacks that would hit him.
The two Pokemon were tired at this point in the battle, both at a very weak stage. Eileen and Lt. Surge could tell that his Jolteon was strong enough to last if this battle continued the way it was. "I'm gonna end this right now! Jolteon, charge up and unleash a Thundershock!" Lt. Surge yelled intensely.
"Hughes, use Reversal before it can attack!" Eileen shouted right after Lt. Surge called his order. Hughes began to glow slightly, and as the Jolteon sent out its Thundershock he unleashed the Reversal attack. The spiraling energy hit the Thundershock, the stronger attack going straight through as it hit the Jolteon. The Pokemon was sent flying out of the battle ground, hitting the wall with a loud thud!
"Jeez, another loss! I'll make sure this isn't a continuing thing!" Lt. Surge said, looking at the other Trainers lined up as he returned his Pokemon. "Victory was yours today. This here bag contains your prizes, including the ThunderBadge."
"Yes!" Eileen shouted happily, accepting the prize bag before attending to the worn out Hughes. He was tired and worn out, but he seemed pleased with his victory. "After a victory like that you deserve something nice Hughes. With the money from the check, what I pawned off, and this victory we can afford some nice things buddy," she told her Pokemon, giving him one of her potions to help him out. "Another victory!" she told the group, turning around and giving a thumbs up to everyone.