Ash's Paldea Story

Chapter 15 Artazon Gym Battle

Lillie, Luke, and I are now at the windmill in the center of Artazon City, and there is already a battlefield, which I assume will be the place where I battle the Gym Leader.

"Greetings, Challenger!" We hear the voice and we decide to find where it comes from.

"Ash, up there!" Lillie points and I realize that the man is actually standing on top of the windmill pane! It's a good thing that the windmill isn't moving, but that was really dangerous!

He just jumps to the ground without any problem, and he says, "You did well to come this far! Ash Ketchum the World Monarch! I am Brassius - an artist specializing in Grass-Type Pokemon. I am also the Gym Leader here at the Artazon Gym."

"Why would you stand so high up there?" I ask.

"I was observing your Gym Test from atop the windmill, you know." Brassius says. "The perception you displayed in finding Sunflora was truly... Oh, how shall I describe it? Yes! It was truly avant-garde!"

The way he speaks really surprises me a lot, but he continues, "I only pray that you might demonstrate that eye for beauty in our battle as well. Enough talk! We must begin creating our collaborative work of art!"

We are now standing on both sides of the battlefield, and the referee also comes, "The battle between the Artazon Gym Leader Brassius and the challenger Ash Ketchum is about to begin. Each trainer will be using 6 Pokemon, and when one loses all 6 Pokemon, the other trainer wins."

"I trust that you are ready? It is time for our masterpiece to take shape!"

He sends out his first Pokemon, which is a Lilligant, and he is also holding some sort of whip in his hands, I hope that he isn't going to use it to whip his Pokemon...

"Masquerain! I choose you!" I decide to use my Bug Type for the first move, and I can see that Lillie is also surprised at my decision.

"Art is creation and destruction! Struggle, else your defeat will nourish my Pokémon!" Lilligant decides to go with the Light Screen to set up the field, and I have Masquerain use Air Cutter, landing a critical hit, but Lilligant uses Quiver Dance to also raises the Special Attack, Special Defense, and even the Speed.

"Masquerain! Let's lower the Special Defenses! Use Bug Buzz!" I command, and Brassius says, "Counter with Hyper Beam!"

Hyper Beam already? Brassius sure isn't holding back on me, and much to my horror, the Hyper Beam manages to overpower my Bug Type attack, and thus Masquerain falls to the ground.

"Masquerain! Return for now!" I decide to switch out as Masquerain takes a lot of damage from the attack. "Gengar! I choose you!"

Gengar appears in the field and Lillie says, "With Gengar, Lilligant's Hyper Beam won't be able to work now."

"That sure is a smart move." Luke says.

"Use Petal Blizzard!" When Lilligant attacks with the Grass Type move, I smile and say, "Hide in the Shadow and then use Sludge Bomb!"

Gengar dodges by going into the shadows, and when it comes out, it blasts the attack on Lilligant, causing it to get poisoned.

"Now that's what I'm talking about! Finish with Ice Punch!" Gengar steps in front of the Pokemon and punches it, knocking the Lilligant out.

"Not bad...Scovillain, you're next!" Brassius says.

I jump as I see the second Pokemon, it is a two-headed Pokemon with their heads looking like peppers. Lillie says, "Scovillain? What's with that Pokemon?"

"It is a Grass and Fire Type Pokemon... Ash might be in trouble..." Luke says.

Scovillain goes for Sunny Day, setting up the weather, and then it goes for Solar Beam to make the move charge fast and deal damage to Gengar.