Weathering The Storm... (A Pokemon OC Story)

Chapter 56: Show Your Potential...

The two Pokeballs met in the middle, clashing with the ground as Ellie's Pokemon appeared alongside Bolt's. Ellie had opted to go first with Ralts, predicting that Bolt would use Voltorb first. And, just as Ellie thought, Voltorb came out first, rolling around on the spot and then letting out a small electric current. Bolt took initiative this time, deciding on her first move and shouting,

"Let's start with Rollout!"

Voltorb revved itself up as it spun and spun, then let itself go, flying straight towards Ralts. But, Ralts stood ready, staring down Voltorb and waiting to make its move against Voltorb.

"Pound!", Ellie shouted. Ralts held its hand high and struck down on Voltorb as it spun towards it. The Pound just barely managed to stop Voltorb in its tracks, but the Pokemon still kept rolling against Ralts, hoping for Ralts to give up and let go. But, Ralts was holding steady, and even retaliated by pulling one hand back and punching forwards, knocking Voltorb away. Voltorb rolled back away into the wall, landing against it softly and readjusting so that it was looking at Ralts. Then, Bolt commanded,

"Discharge!"

Voltorb began to charge up, an electric current flowing through its body. Then, it discharged the stored electricity around the room. Ralts stood on guard, dodging the few bolts of electricity that flew its way. The Discharge was hard to dodge due to its volatile nature, always crackling and moving around the room.

"If you need to, teleport!", she told Ralts as it got put into a tough spot. But, before Ralts could teleport, the electricity just managed to clip Ralts, stinging it in the leg. Then, a full bolt hit Ralts in the torso, sending shockwaves of electricity running through its body. But, it wasn't nearly enough to slow down Ralts, as The Pokemon continued to use Teleport. It teleported behind Voltorb and used Pound to knock Voltorb into the adjacent wall when it hadn't been expecting it. But, the move also put more space in between Voltorb, allowing Bolt to shout,

"Discharge again!"

Once again, Voltorb charges up. But, Ellie could see that while it was charging, it was vulnerable. So, she commanded,

"Run in, and use Confusion!"

Ralts rushed towards Voltorb, its hand becoming purple with the psychic aura running along its hands as it attempted to get in range to use confusion. Voltorb looked almost finished charging, and let off a few crackles of electricity. But, Ralts dodged the bolt and spread its hands out in front, taking control of Voltorb through Confusion. Voltorb immediately stopped the attack and looked dazed. The confusion clearly had a great effect on Voltorb. Then, Ralts held it in Confusion, slowly taking away its health while it was trapped. But, Voltorb's frazzled mind lead to it committing to wild options that Bolt hadn't even commanded.

First, it used Thunder Wave, producing a line of thunder that shot towards Ralts. But, Ralts simply sidestepped it while keeping Voltorb in confusion. Bolt shouted to Voltorb,

"Come on, please, Voltorb, snap out of it!"

But, as Ralts approached closer, the confusion became even stronger. Then, it committed to an option that Bolt definitely didn't want. Voltorb had hit self-destruct, and a bright light of energy emerged from its body. Ralts quickly dived back and used its teleport as soon as possible. Voltorb exploded, the radius of the explosion stretching quite far back. Ralts teleported to the edge of the radius, catching some of the blast's power but not quite the full brunt of the attack. So, when it landed just in front of where Ellie stood, it was certainly injured, but not yet ready to sit down and quit the battling. Voltorb was returned to its Pokeball, and although it had been confused a lot, it still did some major damage. So, Bolt was happy with its performance.